The Amazon rainforest is one of the earth's last truly wild and mysterious places.
It is a place where scientists are still finding new species all the time, which shows how much there is still to be discovered of this beautiful ecosystem. We are discovering many new species in the Amazon rainforest every single year. It is estimated that we are finding new species in the Amazon rainforest every two days. In 2017, it was reported that 381 new species were discovered in the Amazon rainforest between 2014 and 2015; we are discovering hundreds of new species every year that we have never come across before, nor knew about.
The amazing thing about the report from 2017 about new species being discovered in the Amazon rainforest, was that many of the new species discovered were big or medium-sized animals - this gives us an indication of how we still know little about this rainforest and how much there is yet to explore of it. Two of the new species that they found in 2017, were the fire tailed-titi monkey and the pink river dolphin; which is quite amazing that we are discovering animals like this today.
What Is The Amazon Rainforest?
The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest tropical rainforest that exists on the earth today. The Amazon rainforest is so huge that it is estimated that 40% of South America is the Amazon rainforest.
The Amazon rainforest is so large, that it is estimated that 10% of the world's species exist there today. With one in ten species in the world existing in the Amazon rainforest, it means that this beautiful ecosystem is vitally important.
How Many Species Are Found In The Amazon?
It is estimated that a massive 75% of the species which are found in the Amazon rainforest, are only found in the Amazon rainforest and nowhere else in the world. With all of the species in the Amazon rainforest, plant species are the most numerous of them all - there are estimated to be 40,000 plant species. Freshwater seems to be the most numerous animal species in the Amazon, as there are 3,000 freshwater species. Bird species are next; there are estimated to be 1,300 bird species.
While mammals seem to have fewer species, with there being just 427 mammal species. However, mammals are the most visible and well-known of all the species in the Amazon rainforest - mammals in the Amazon rainforest include animals like the Jaguar, which are a beautiful big cat species.
While mammals have one of the fewest species in the Amazon rainforest, there are two groups of species that live within the Amazon rainforest that have even fewer species. These two groups of species are reptiles and amphibians.
Amphibians have the second-lowest amounts of species in the Amazon, but they have almost as nearly as many species as mammals. There are estimated to be 400 species of mammals in the Amazon rainforest.
Reptiles are the species and animal that has the lowest number of species that live within the Amazon. There are only 378 species of reptile in the Amazon rainforest.
The Size Of The Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is a huge place. This rainforest is so massive, that it stretches over 9 different countries in South America.
The countries where the Amazon rainforest are found in South America, are - Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Columbia, Bolivia, Suriname, Ecuador, Guyana, and French Guiana. The Amazon rainforest is so huge, that the UK and Ireland could fit into the Amazon rainforest a total of 17 times.
The Beautiful Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is a beautiful rainforest and ecosystem.
It is also a place full of beautiful and unique animals and scenery. Most of the species of plants and animals that are found within the Amazon rainforest are found nowhere else in the world. It is also a place where we are discovering new life; we don't know what other interesting and beautiful species there are in this rainforest.
The Amazon rainforest is one of the last huge ecosystems in the world. It is a place with wonderful wildlife and stunning scenery.
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