Temperature: Because they are close to the equator, the temperature stays between 70 and 90 degrees F for most of the year.
Precipitation: Most rainforests get at least 75 inches of rain with many getting well over 100 inches in areas.
Sunlight: Although tropical rainforests receive 12 hours of sunlight daily, less than 2% of that sunlight ever reaches the ground
Nutrients: Most tropical rainforest soils relatively poor in nutrients. Millions of years of weathering and torrential rains have washed most of the nutrients out of the soil.
Soil Composition: A thin layer of decaying organic matter is part of the forest floor.
Major Plant Species
Heliconia Flower
Rubber Tree
Cacao
Passion Fruit Flowers
Bromeliads
Major Animal Species
Poison Dart Frogs
Toucan
Black Howler Monkey
Scarlet Macaw
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Interesting Facts
Despite only covering around 6% of the Earth's surface, scientists estimate that around half of the planet's animal and plant species live in the world's rainforests.
One fifth of the world's freshwater supply is in the Amazon rainforest.
Around 40% of the world's rainforests have already been lost.