Facts About Animals In The Amazon Rainforest

Amazon Rainforest animals and plants.

Facts about animals in the amazon rainforest. More than half of the worlds estimated 10 million species of plants animals and insects live in the tropical rainforests. Staff writer Data deficient Freshwater Mammals South America. Spectacled Caiman is another thrilling member among Amazon Rainforest Animals.

Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis. Not all of the animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest are friendly however. Here is a small list of the most dangerous animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest.

They even sleep there resting. Butler April 1 2019 The Amazon is home to more species of plants and animals than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet -- perhaps 30 percent of the worlds species are found there. In fact a lot of them are extremely dangerous or poisonous.

This is one big massive rainforest thats for sure. It can grow up to 15-25 meters and weigh 7-40kgs. About the size of a squirrel marmoset monkeys are constantly on the move searching for food.

Arthropods are invertebrates that have jointed appendages a segmented body and an exoskeleton. It is commonly known as White Caiman also known as Speckled Caiman. One-fifth of the worlds fresh water is in the Amazon Basin.

In total it is thought that over 30 of the worlds biodiversity can be found there. Some animals like the Giant Armadillo and the Giant River Otter can only be found in the AmazonUnfortunately many of the species that cohabit the huge South American rainforest are under constant threat particularly in the Brazilian Amazon of wildfires deforestation and poaching. It can be interpreted as fish with a womb.