In the world there are a wide variety of ecosystems, which have greater or lesser wealth of species based on their geographical or climatological characteristics and conditions. However, the high jungle is considered one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity of planet Earth, with various protected natural areas of great interest. Do you want to know what this special region does?
Continue reading this ecology article in which we tell you everything about the high jungle, its characteristics, flora and fauna.
Features of the high jungle
The high jungle, also known as “RUPA RUPA“It’s one Own Ecosystem of the Peru region with very peculiar characteristics and biodiversity. It occupies the entire territory between the Amazon and Cajamarca, extending to the south of the country and including some areas of the western flank.
Its altitude varies between 400 and 1000 meters above sea level or meters above sea level, so its relief is very varied, characterized by the presence of natural cannons and caverns, in addition to large extensions of forests. In the areas near the Andes there are strong pending, cannons, canals and caves of great tourist interest such as La Chaglla or the Cueva de San Andrés.
Its climate is warm and humid. Its temperature is around 22ºC-25 ° C although extreme temperatures of 8 and 36 ° C have been recorded with frequent torrential rains, especially in forested areas.
Regarding the influence of the human being, it should be noted that in this territory numerous indigenous communities inhabit, retaining their customs and traditions without provoking virtually any disturbance in the environment, since it is their home. To this is added the tourist activity of the area as well as the development of industrial activities in other countries that have an impact on the high jungle, giving rise to various environmental problems.
Flora of the high jungle
The high jungle vegetation It is very varied being able to find great diversity of trees, ferns, mosses, lichens and flowers divided mainly into three ecoregions: The subtropical forest of the low zone, The Forest Forest of the middle zone and The small forestlocated from least to higher altitude respectively.
In the lowest slope areas it is common to find lush forests with High height trees Like the Higuerón, the Arrayán, El Sauce, El Romerillo, La Cabuya, the Height Cedar, El Nogal, El Roble, Turpay, Cocoa, The Barrigon, La Catahua and Achihua in addition to some ferns such as Suro and Chaglla.
As the altitude increases, the forest disappears and is replaced by epiphytes and smaller forests in which shrubs such as Laguir, Pracksha, Huarhuash, Sulchuche, Papeillo, Etepen, Guideo, El Tabaquillo, El Overo, El Pichana, El Sanango and El Ahuarate can be found.
On the other hand, the presence of indigenous communities has led to the plantation of some species with healing properties or that serve as food, finding among their crops, coffee, tea, rice, cocoa, banana and other tropical fruits.
Fauna de la Selva Alta
As in the case of vegetation, there is also Great diversity of animal speciesmany of them endemic to the region, due to the peculiar Amazon ecosystem, and many are also in danger of extinction. Know in this other ecology article, see in danger of extinction in Peru.
Mammals
Among the most representative mammals are the tapir, the glasses of glasses, the jaguar, the yellow tail monkey, the armadillo, the American tiger, the lazy and the trigger of the rocks.
Reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates
As for the reptiles of this ecosystem we can find vipers, the jar and other coral snakes, as well as fish such as the crowd and the gold. In addition there are eight species of toads of the high jungle and invertebrate species of great interest such as the giant snail, which can reach 15 cm in length, the coquis ant, or the shorten.
Birds
Some of the most characteristic birds in the area are the condor, the gray -headed partridge, the duck of the torrents, the copete eagle, the Palomero Falcon and several species of parrots. They highlight the more than forty species of hummingbirds, being at least nineteen of them endemic in the area, such as the hummingbird, which is the smallest hummingbird in the world with about 6 cm in size the giant picaflor, which can reach up to 20 cm.
In addition, there are also animals domesticated by the indigenous communities of the area, destined to the development of livestock as occurs with the Cebu bovine subspecies.
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