Layers of the forest **All images from www.mrsgebauer.com Rainforests Layers of the forest **All images from www.mrsgebauer.com

Layers There are four layers in the rainforest. -forest floor -understory -canopy -emergent

Forest floor Very little sun reaches the forest floor Humid Fallen leaves and dead animals decay(rot) and give nutrients to the soil

Animals on the floor Jaguar

Giant Millipede

Matama Turtle

Scorpion

Anaconda

The Understory This layer is hot, damp, and still A lot of shrubs and young trees

Animals in the Canopy Fruit Bat

Boa Constrictor

Tree Frog

Spider Monkey

The Canopy The trees in this layer can be as high as 100 feet!! They layer looks like a green roof for the forest This layer protects the floor from sun and rain

Animals in the Canopy Cockatoo

Sloth

Macaw

Golden Lion

Emergent Layer Only a few trees break through to this layer. They can be as tall as skyscapers! They have long thin trunks.

Animals in the Emergent Layer Lovebirds

Blue Doctor

Brown Peacock

Harpy Eagle