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Amazon rainforest in Colombia Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest, near Manaus The rainforest likely formed during the Eocene era (from 56 million years to 33.9 million years ago). It appeared following a global reduction of tropical temperatures when the Atlantic Ocean had widened sufficiently to provide a warm, moist climate to the Amazon basin.
In Brunei, several mammal species, including the Asian elephant, banteng, long-footed treeshrew, orangutan, and otter civet, are classified as critically endangered or endangered, while the bay cat, clouded leopard, dugong, flat-headed cat, smooth-coated otter, marbled cat, pig-tailed macaque, and proboscis monkey are listed as vulnerable, according to the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Just like the Kodkod, the Pudu is also listed as threatened because of the destruction of the forest. Another tiny friend found in the Valdivian rainforest is the Monito del Monte .
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Night monkeys such like the black-headed night monkey, generally inhabit cloud forests; areas with consistent presence of low clouds with a high mist and moisture content which allows for lush and rich vegetation to grow year round, providing excellent food and lodging sources.
Rainforest with emergent trees in Taï National Park. As of 2016, 3660 species of vascular plant had been recorded in Ivory Coast. [4] The Ébrié Lagoon is dominated by mangroves and herbaceous vegetation including both rooted and floating aquatic plants.
A portion of the temperate rain forest region of North America, the largest area of temperate zone rainforests on the planet, is the Pacific temperate rain forests ecoregion, which occur on west-facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America, from Kodiak Island in Alaska to northern California, and are part of the Nearctic realm.