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Follow animals through forest floors, trunks, branches, clearings, old woodland, and high canopy layers.

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Forests are layered habitats

A forest is more than a collection of trees. Light, moisture, temperature, plant structure, dead wood, soil, and seasonal change create many small habitats from underground roots to the canopy.

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Temperate forests

Seasonal forests support animals adapted to changing food, leaf cover, temperature, and daylight.

Tropical forests

Warm, wet forests can support high diversity across canopy, understory, trunks, streams, and leaf litter.

Woodland edges

Open patches and edges combine tree cover with grasses, flowers, and hunting space.

35 animals connected to this habitat

Habitat groups simplify a complex natural range for browsing. Individual species may use several habitats during feeding, breeding, migration, or seasonal movement.

  1. Atlas MothTropical forestCatalog entry
  2. Bengal TigerForestReviewed profile
  3. Common RavenMountain and woodlandCatalog entry
  4. Emerald Tree BoaRainforest canopyCatalog entry
  5. Emperor ScorpionWest African forestCatalog entry
  6. Fire SalamanderEuropean woodlandCatalog entry
  7. FireflyMeadow and woodlandCatalog entry
  8. Flying DragonTropical forestCatalog entry
  9. Frilled LizardDry woodlandCatalog entry
  10. Giant African MillipedeTropical forest floorCatalog entry
  11. Glass FrogCloud forestCatalog entry
  12. Golden Orb-weaverWarm woodlandCatalog entry
  13. Goliath BeetleAfrican rainforestCatalog entry
  14. Gray WolfWoodlandReviewed profile
  15. Honey BeeMeadow and gardenReviewed profile
  16. King CobraSouth Asian forestReviewed profile
  17. KiwiTemperate forestCatalog entry
  18. KoalaEucalyptus forestReviewed profile
  19. Komodo DragonDry island woodlandReviewed profile
  20. Leafcutter AntTropical forestCatalog entry
  21. LyrebirdTemperate forestCatalog entry
  22. Mandarin DuckWoodland lakeCatalog entry
  23. Monarch ButterflyMeadow and gardenReviewed profile
  24. Panther ChameleonTropical woodlandCatalog entry
  25. PeacockOpen woodlandCatalog entry
  26. Poison Dart FrogRainforestReviewed profile
  27. Red FoxWoodlandReviewed profile
  28. Red PandaMountain forestReviewed profile
  29. Red-eyed Tree FrogRainforest canopyReviewed profile
  30. Ruby-throated HummingbirdGarden and forestReviewed profile
  31. Scarlet MacawRainforestReviewed profile
  32. Stag BeetleOld woodlandCatalog entry
  33. Toco ToucanTropical woodlandCatalog entry
  34. Walking StickForest vegetationCatalog entry
  35. Western GorillaRainforestReviewed profile

Reviewed profiles from this collection

These profiles add photographs, behavior, adaptations, conservation context, and source records to the catalog label.

Compare another habitat

Species often cross habitat boundaries, so related collections can reveal useful ecological connections.

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Common questions

What animals live in forests?

Forest animals include mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, spiders, and other invertebrates adapted to different forest layers.

Is a rainforest a type of forest?

Yes. Rainforests are forests with high rainfall, but tropical rainforest searches have a narrower intent and a dedicated list here.

Can one animal use several habitats?

Yes. Many species move between forest, grassland, wetland, farms, or towns during feeding, breeding, or seasonal travel.

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