What Animals Live in the Floor Layer of Rainforests?
The rainforest is home to predators like jaguars jaguar image by Pali A from Fotolia.com The rainforest is home to an astonishing array of wildlife, with literally tens of thousands of plants and animals inhabiting every square mile of rainforest land. While many of the best known rainforest animals, like colorful birds and monkeys, make their home high in the trees, other animals live on the ground floor of the rainforest. Tapirs The tapir bears a strong resemblance to the domestic pig, with a similar shape and short, stout legs. But one of the most recognizable features of the tapir is its long prehensile snout, used to root out food and dig on the rainforest floor. Many varieties of tapir make their home on the floor of the rainforest, and due to habitat destruction and other factors, they are all listed as endangered or threatened species. Elephants Elephants are probably the largest animals to inhabit the floor of the rainforest. Elephants are often seen in Asian rainforests, and
