Native Animals In South America Rainforest

Lopes AuthorHouse UK Dec 29 2012 Softcover 2135 28pp 978-1-4685-7873-7 Most children will never get to explore the Amazon rain forest or see its native creatures in person.

Native animals in south america rainforest. Old-timers African immigrants and recent North American immigrants. Unfortunately they are hunted for the pet trade and for their fur. The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most biologically diverse places in the world expanding through Brazil Peru Colombia Ecuador Bolivia and Venezuela.

These thorny plants grow as vines and shrubs. Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis IUCN rating. One in ten species on Earth is in the Amazon.

Rainforest Animals-Golden Lion Tamarin image. Golden Lion Tamarins are primates of the size of a squirrel with a golden silky mane like lions. The marsupials and xenarthrans are old-timers their ancestors having been present on the continent since at least the very early Cenozoic Era.

Find out about animals of the Amazon rainforest Amazon river creatures facts about Amazon Animals and more. Some blend in with their surroundings while others show off a wildly eclectic palate of bright colors spots and patterns. These animals are nocturnal frugivorous and arboreal in nature.

This type of species is known as one of the most endangered species in the Amazon rainforest wildlife. The species is arboreal tree-dwelling. Amazon Rainforest animals set the fashion curve for South America.

The kinkajou is one of the animals in the tropical rainforest which though mistaken for monkeys or ferrets are related to none of them. South American Rattlesnake. South American Rattlesnake is very expert in camouflaging due to its distinctive stripes.