These forests are found in those areas which receive over 200 cm of rainfall.
These are also known as tropical rain forests.
Location: These forests are found in the Amazon basin of South America, Zaire basin of Africa, South East Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea and Western ghats.
Main features:
- These trees have broad leaves and their wood is hard.
- The trees do not shed their leaves at any particular time of the year.
- The forest is thick and luxuriant with plenty of trees.
- Trees of same species are scattered in distribution.
Animal Life: Large animals like elephants and rhinoceros are found only in relatively less dense parts of these forests. On the other hand, the animals that can live on trees or in “the water bodies are more numerous. Jaguar, puma, monkey, squirrels and insects are common.
