It could be things such as slugs or snails, beetles, millipedes/centipedes, hedgehogs, mice, worms, mice or mites. Mainly invertebrates (animals without a backbone.)
Fungi is the decomposer in a leaf litter community,
1) leaf litter community-
grasshopper
A field community has lalang, love grass, snails, earthworms, millipede, termites, ants and woodlice. The leaf litter community consists of rotting leaves, earthworms, slugs and other worms.
A community of animals and plants. The life and the struggles of every living thing. Prey and predators, they make up a small community in a 'lifeless and useless' leaf litter. A snug home is a habitat.
A pseudoscorpion lives in mulch under bark tree and in leaf litter.
The temperature in a leaf litter community can vary significantly depending on factors such as season, time of day, and moisture levels. Generally, leaf litter provides insulation, maintaining cooler temperatures during hot days and retaining warmth during colder nights. The microclimate created by the leaf litter can be several degrees different from the surrounding air temperature, often being more stable and conducive to the organisms that inhabit it. This environment supports various decomposers and soil organisms, contributing to nutrient cycling in the ecosystem.
The grasshopper cannot be found in the leaf litter habitat cuz it is not a suitable place and the environment is different from the field habitat
It makes great compost
the soil While leaf litter does contain nutrients which can be used by plants, plants can't get to the nutrients until the leaves are composted. But when the leaves are composted, they are no longer leaves but are now soil!
the understory
Leaf litter is eaten by worms -> worm excrement is used by plant -> plant seed is eaten by mouse -> mouse is eaten by owl... Or Leaf litter to worm, worm to bird, bird to owl.