What types of wild animals live in the Tropical Rainforest?
Answer Dear Noelle Thanks for your question. Tropical rainforests are the richest of all habitats for animals on land. There is a great variety of plants, providing food for a wide range of animals, living at different levels in the trees and providing food for a range of predators. It is estimated that more species of animals live in rainforests than all other land habitats put together. I can only give you a rough idea of the kinds of animals living in rain forests. MARSUPIALS: Tree kangaroos, various opossums and phalangers PRIMATES: Many monkeys, apes and lemurs RODENTS: Cavy-like rodents (agoutis, pacas etc), tree porcupines; various squirrels, rats and mice CARNIVORES: Many cats (some forms of tigers and leopards, as well as ocelots, jaguars etc), Asian bears, various civets and other small carnivores HOOFED MAMMALS: Mouse deer, various deer and pigs, many dwarf antelopes (duikers, dik-diks etc), bongos, cattle (gaur, anoa etc), okapi, Asian rhinoceroses, tapirs OTHER MAMMALS: Va
