Rainforests are some of the world's most ancient and complex ecosystems. They cover a mere 2% of the Earth, yet more than half of all plant and animal species live there. The rainforest is home to creatures as famous as the jaguar and poison dart frog, as well as lesser-known and even unidentified species.
there are over 20% of the worlds plants species in rainforests but also contain some of the worlds most rarest animal species as i said above.
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50%
almost one fourth of the worlds animals are found in the rainforest
321 species
The most species are probably in the ocean.
25 %
35 facts of tropical rain forests
komodo dragons
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worlds most poweful anticancer drugs plant found in rain forests
In the Amazon Rainforest alone, 1 species becomes extinct every 15 seconds!
The exact number of snakes found in the rainforest varies by the location. There are over 2,700 known species of snakes in the world and many do inhabit the rainforest.
Australia's largest rainforest is the Daintree National Park, found in far north Queensland. This rainforest covers an area of about 7500 square kilometres, encompasses over 700 species of plants, and includes over 70 species of mammals, birds and amphibians, some of which are found nowhere else.
Goliath Birdeating Tarantula is 30cm. across and is found in South American rainforest.