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Animals in the Daintree are enough to impress even the most avid nature spotter! This unique rainforest ecosystem is home to 430 bird species, 12,000 insect species and 30% of Australia's reptile, frog and marsupial species.
- What species live in the Daintree Rainforest?
- How many endangered species are in the Daintree Rainforest?
- Is the Daintree Rainforest endangered?
- What is the most common animal in the Daintree Rainforest?
- Do monkeys live in the Daintree Rainforest?
- Why is Daintree important?
- What is the size of the Daintree Rainforest?
- How have animals adapted to the Daintree Rainforest?
- How old is the Daintree Rainforest?
- How much pollution is in the Daintree Rainforest?
- What carnivores live in the Daintree rainforest?
- Are koalas in the Daintree rainforest?
- Do bats live in the Daintree rainforest?
What species live in the Daintree Rainforest?
The endemic species of the Daintree Rainforest include green and ringtail possums, tree kangaroos, the southern cassowary, buff breasted paradise kingfisher, ulysses butterfly, Boyd's forest dragon, and many more.
How many endangered species are in the Daintree Rainforest?
The Daintree Rainforest is home to an amazing variety of plants and animals. It includes 142 rare, threatened and endangered species of plants and 44 rare, threatened or endangered species of animals.
Is the Daintree Rainforest endangered?
Daintree Rainforest is home to several endangered species, including the northern cassowary and Bennett's tree kangaroo. The forest is part of the UNESCO Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage site. Endangered species such as Bennett's tree kangaroo and the southern cassowary are found in Daintree Rainforest.
What is the most common animal in the Daintree Rainforest?
The Daintree Rainforest in Tropical North Queensland is home to several species including the Musky-rat Kangaroo, Spotted-tail Quoll and the Southern Cassowary. Green tree snakes, green tree frogs, crocodiles are three of the most common animals in the Daintree rainforest.
Do monkeys live in the Daintree Rainforest?
Daintree Rainforest mammals include marsupials, monotremes, dasyurids, macropods, possums and a rich diversity of placentals, including primates, pigs, dingoes, bats, mice and rats.
Why is Daintree important?
The Daintree is one of the best biologically diverse rainforests in the world. Home to a huge percentage of the entire country's animal population. This includes 30% of Australia's frog population, 65% of butterfly and bats and around 12,000 different insect species. As well as being diverse, the animals are unique.
What is the size of the Daintree Rainforest?
FYI the Daintree Rainforest is 1,200 square kilometres. That's a whole lot of rainforest!
How have animals adapted to the Daintree Rainforest?
Many animals have adapted to the unique conditions of the tropical rainforests. The sloth uses camouflage and moves very slowly to make it difficult for predators to spot. The spider monkey has long, strong limbs to help it to climb through the rainforest trees.
How old is the Daintree Rainforest?
The Daintree Rainforest is at least 135 million years old – possibly even as old as 180 million years! It is the world's oldest tropical lowland rainforest.
How much pollution is in the Daintree Rainforest?
The Daintree Rainforest covers an area of 1200km2 so that's 107,330,400 tonnes of CO2 being absorbed every year!
What carnivores live in the Daintree rainforest?
Australia's largest native carnivore, the spotted-tailed quoll calls the Wet Tropics home. It has been described as the most ferocious animal in the bush, an excellent hunter by both night and day.
Are koalas in the Daintree rainforest?
They are found in a range of habitats, from coastal islands and tall eucalypt forests to low inland woodlands. Today they do not live in rainforest, although it is thought that millions of years ago the ancestors from which today's Koalas evolved lived in the rainforests which covered much of Australia at that time.
Do bats live in the Daintree rainforest?
Species in the Daintree area include three species of the horseshoe bats, genera Hipposideros and Rhinolophus, and the vespertilionid bats of genera Myotis, Nyctophilus and Murina. The bentwinged bat ( genus Miniopterus) is also common.
