Fauna of the Amazon rainforest

The Amazon rainforest is a species-rich biome in which thousands of species live, including animals found nowhere else in the world. To date, there are at least 40,000 different types of plants, 427 types of mammals, 1,300 types of birds, 378 types of reptiles, more than 400 types of amphibians, and around 3,000 types of freshwater fish known to be living in the Amazon.

The Amazon rainforest covers 6.7 million square kilometre, accounting for over 40% of the planet's remaining tropical forests. Since 2000, rainfall has declined across 69% of the Amazon. The WWF estimates that 27% of the Amazon will be without trees if deforestation continues at its current rate.

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