Tropical Rainforest Animals In Indonesia

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Tropical rainforest animals in indonesia. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog HD and 4K video of the highest quality. The Effects of Illegal Logging Illegal logging negatively impacts the economic and ecological systems of rainforests. Orangutans are a large part of the Kalimantan rainforest and yet their numbers are declining.

These rainforest animals are also one of the symbols of south sulawesi province in indonesia. The worlds largest archipelago Indonesia consists of almost 18000 islands spanning between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Thousands of plant species There are some 40000 species of flowering plants including 5000 species of orchids as well as the monster flower Rafflesia arnoldii see Rafflesiaceae which is the worlds largest flower.

Small insects such as beetles and Monarch butterflies can be found in these forests. Rainforest plants such as large trees beautiful orchids strange-looking flowers and tasty fruits just add to the rainforest biome. The rainforest of the area has many critically endangered and incredibly unique species.

Aside from the above wildlife the park also holds some other attractive mammals such as tapir coyote gibbon and 406 forest bird species different types of reptiles amphibians fish and insects. Smaller animals found in these rainforests are monkeys possums sloths rodents frogs insects and many birds. It decreased into 68 in 1982 53 in 1995 and 49 today.

10 facts about radiata pine facts about rainforest 9. Poachers can earn 40 per week for catching on average 2-3 pangolins. Golden-headed lion tamarin on tree.

The forests are home to marvelous creatures like the proboscis monkey sun bear clouded leopard and flying fox bat and endangered animals like the Sumatran tiger Sumatran rhino and Bornean elephant. Today a half of the forests are gone in Indonesia. Rainforest Facts Learn all about Tropical Rainforests of Indonesian Borneo The Effects of Palm Oil Palm oil fuels large-scale deforestation and pushes orangutans closer to extinction.