This location's variety of vegetation includes different forests, land used for agricultural and páramo, or tropical alpine found at 4,500 meters. It’s the largest snake in the world and commonly found in Amazon River. 14 endemic mammals and 110 endemic birds are threatened in the Tropical Andes. The biotic factors of the rainforest are the living organisms, and the abiotic factors of the rainforest are the non-living organisms of the rainforest. The endangered Andean cloud forests are the world’s number one biodiversity priority, and are one of NCI's main focus areas. This information will help guide the selection of new protected areas or expansion of existing reserves to include critical freshwater biodiversity.The study also included an assessment of the vulnerability of the species to climate change, based on their biological traits. The guanaco is one of the most common animals living in the Andes region. The Tropical Andes is the most biologically diverse of all the hotspots and contains about one-sixth of all plant life on the planet, including 30,000 species of vascular plants. Golden Lion Tamarins are primates of the size of a squirrel, with a golden silky mane like lion’s. At present there are about 1000 species, of which about two thirds are considered as endemic to the region. The Tropical Andes' area spans 1,542,644 km2. Okapi is still closely related with giraffe.
They are nocturnal animals with strong physical features, like short limbs and an extremely strong jaw with long and sharp canine teeth.This largest rodents can be found in swamps and marshes, and close to rivers and lakes in Central and South America. This species is also called as the pink dolphin.Rainforest Animals-Glass Frog – image : Amphibian FactIf you looked at this species, you will think that this frog is a see through creature.
Their diet also includes fruits, insects, small mammals, and birds. Capybaras are native to most of the tropical and temperate parts of South America east of the Andes and can most easily be spotted around twilight. They are a peaceful herd animal, with a naturally slow, rabbit-like hop, but when alarmed, they are able to move rapidly across land or through water. These mountains in South America are home to tens of thousands of plants and animals, many of which live nowhere else on Earth.
The situation is worse when threatened species are endemic to the Tropical Andes. Global warming is predicted to constitute an “escalator to extinction” for species that live on mountains.
This new information highlights the need for monitoring those species that would be more susceptible to changing climatic conditions.Click on the map below to learn more on threatened freshwater biodiversity in the Tropical Andes:
The Tropical Andes are located in South America following the path of the Andes.
The 25 percent of land that is protected is still poorly managed with little help from the public from lack of education. 11. Guanaco A group of guanacos in Patagonia. This species is not found in any protected areas in the Tropical Andes. The basins with higher concentrations of threatened species are the Magdalena-Cauca and Dagua in Colombia, followed by the Ucayali, Madre de Dios and Marañón in Perú, Napo, Pastaza and Cayapas in Ecuador, and Beni and Mamoré in Bolivia.Current protected areas do not include many freshwater systems and the project also included the identification of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA). This giant creature is a herbivore mammal.Rainforest Animals-Wallace’s Flying Frog. Most diversity was found in secondary forests and edge habitats but different species. image: Celebrations Cake DecoratingRainforest Animals-Tapir. Almost 18% of the freshwater biodiversity endemic to the Tropical Andes region of Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador and Colombia is threatened with extinction on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, according to a recent assessment by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and partners. They feed on small insects like spiders, ants, and flies.
The Tropical Andes is the most biologically diverse of all the hotspots and contains about one-sixth of all plant life on the planet, including 30,000 species of vascular plants. Mata-mata hunting their prey with their remarkable camouflage, by emerging their body resembling a piece of dead tree to avoid the predators.Siamang is a black primate and this is the native animal of South East Asian continent. Gorilla is the second species after chimps which is closely related in the DNA aspect with human.Rainforest Animals-Rhinoceros-image : Animal CornerThis mammal is big and they are known as the high tempered animal.
An example of a threatened plant species is the There are many threats that the Tropical Andes faces every day.