Global map of Tropical rain forest biome (in yellow)
Abiotic factors and distinctive features
Climate:
-68 degrees to 93 degrees Fahrenheit
-Average humidity is between 77% and 88%
Rainfall: 50 inches to 260 inches per year, depending on location
Location: Around the Equator
-Rainforests now cover only 6% of the Earth's surface, even though they produce 40% of the world's oxygen
-Can be found in three major geographical areas around the world
-Central America in the Amazon river basin
-Africa (Zaire basin, small area in West Africa, eastern Madagascar)
-Malaysia
-Australia
-68 degrees to 93 degrees Fahrenheit
-Average humidity is between 77% and 88%
Rainfall: 50 inches to 260 inches per year, depending on location
Location: Around the Equator
-Rainforests now cover only 6% of the Earth's surface, even though they produce 40% of the world's oxygen
-Can be found in three major geographical areas around the world
-Central America in the Amazon river basin
-Africa (Zaire basin, small area in West Africa, eastern Madagascar)
-Malaysia
-Australia
Specific location: southeast asian and Malaysian rainforests
Tall plant: tualang
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/191001875.jpg)
Scientific Name: Koompassia excelsa
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Low Growing Plant: strangler figs
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/823964202.jpg?244)
Scientific Name: Ficus sisup
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Measurements: 1.5 inches to three inches tall, cling to trees
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Measurements: 1.5 inches to three inches tall, cling to trees
Member of the class aves: Jambu fruit dove
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/598529405.jpg?298)
Scientific Name: Ptilinopus jambu
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Eat fruit either
-Directly from trees
-Dropped by monkeys and hornbills
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Eat fruit either
-Directly from trees
-Dropped by monkeys and hornbills
Member of the class mammalia: Proboscis monkey
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/814229169.jpg?353)
Scientific Name: Nasalis larvatus
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Their ability to eat only leaves gives them the ability to live primarily in the canopy of the forest
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Their ability to eat only leaves gives them the ability to live primarily in the canopy of the forest
Member of the class reptilia or amphibia: King cobra (reptile)
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Scientific Name: Ophiophagus hannah
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Secondary and Tertiary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Carnivore
-Mainly eats other snakes
-Lizards
-Frogs
-Occasionally eats small mammals
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Secondary and Tertiary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Carnivore
-Mainly eats other snakes
-Lizards
-Frogs
-Occasionally eats small mammals