Low jungle: fauna and flora

Before describing the Fauna and Flora of the Low Selvawe want to better explain what this part of the planet is and what are its main characteristics. The Low jungle or omagua region It is a Peru area located on the eastern slope of The Andesvery close to the border with Brazil. It is, therefore, a little steep terrain, with terraces from 80 to 400 m above sea level. It is a land characterized by a large presence of river courses, such as rivers or lagoons (in fact, the word “omagua” means “region of fresh water fish”), which together with a warm climate results in optimal conditions for the development of the type of forest that we know as jungle.

As for geology, it is a great alluvial plain through which numerous rivers continue to circulate. Being a flat terrain, they form extensive curves (whose generic name is “meandro”). However, we find several differentiated areas:

• Tahuampas or flood areas, which remain covered with water throughout the year.
• Restingas or areas with a little more altitude, which are flooded only during the growing times.
• High or non -flood areas, which are made up of as moors, and on which the population centers of the region settle.
• Amazonian edges or hillssomewhat steep.

The weather is warm, wet and rainy. A special feature is its dense cloud mantles. These clouds are formed by the action of the Alisios winds when colliding with the high mountains of the Andean mountain range, which makes moisture concentrate and these vast clouds are formal.

Both the flora and the fauna of the region are characterized by being very rich and varied. As we have seen in the previous section, this region is known as the “Fresh Water Fish Region”, which is not a coincidence. Its rivers house extensive river fauna, but there is also a great biodiversity out of water. These are some of the main animals of the low jungle:

Low jungle fish

• Paiche (Arapaima Gigas): Very large -sized fish, whose diet consists of other fish or small animals that fall into the water.
• Black cachama (Colossoma macropomum): It has migratory behavior, moving upstream of the rivers in summer. It has also been introduced in some regions of Asia for fishing.
• Sabalo (Prochilodus lineatus): It can measure up to 60 cm and weigh more than 6 kg. It is greenish gray.

Mammals

• Sachavaca (Tapirus terrestris): o Tapir, is a mammal of the Tapírido family and the largest terrestrial mammal in South America, weighing up to 300 kg. Use your proboscis (mobile nose) to eat vegetables. Here we explain why the tapir is in danger of extinction.
• Sajino (Pecari Tajacu): It is an artiodactyl mammal similar to a wild boar. It presents about 50 cm of cross.
• HUANGANA (Tayassu Pecari): It is also similar to wild boar. It is distinguished by a white spot at the base of the mouth or around the lips.
• RONSOCO (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris): Also called Carpincho or Capibara, it belongs to the family of the Cávidos, and is the largest and largest rodent in the world. It lacks tail and has a wide and large head.
• IGUGO (Panthera onca): Also called Peruvian Jaguar, he is a large feline with characteristic black spots on a yellowish fur. It is qualified in the IUCN red list as “almost threatened species.” Here we tell you everything about why the jaguar is in danger of extinction.

Birds that inhabit the low jungle

• Macaws (Ara SPS.): Psittaciformers’ bird, very striking for its living and colorful plumage. It is large, and has also been used as a company animal. This is one of the most famous birds that are at risk of disappearing from nature. In this other ecology article, we talk about why the red macaw is in danger of extinction.
• Parrots (Ara SPS.): Very similar to macaws, but with a shorter and smaller tail. Some of the best known are the Amazon parrots, of which there are several species.
• Paujil (Crax SPS.): It is a large galliform bird, large.
• Mounting poves (Penelope dark): It is also a dark galliform bird, currently in danger of extinction due to hunting.

Reptiles

• Cayman (Caiman SPS.): Caimanes are a genre of crocodiles of the family of the aligatóridos.
• Slear (Atrox bothrops): snake of the family of the vipers (Viperidae). It is one of the poisonous snakes that causes the most deaths in Latin America.
• Charapa (Podocnemis expansa): Dark turtle in its dorsal, yellow in the ventral zone. It is large (up to 100 kg) and has a characteristic thickening in the back of the back.

Meet more animals that live in the tropical jungle here. In addition, we show below Images of the animals of the low jungle In the order of the detailed lists before.

Vegetation is mainly tropical forest tree. Up to 2,500 species of trees from different families and genres are counted. Their trees can reach the impressive height of up to 60 meters, and among them there are different species of palm trees, lianas, ferns, brave cane, lupunas, caobas, cedars, ishpingos or Creole oaks, etc. It is also common to find orchids.

In any case, we see that The flora is typical of the regions with a warm and very humid climategenerally with large leaves that allow them a great collection of light (depending on the jungle area, the light can become a scarce resource) and that have a large number of stomata through those that perform perspiration. This loss of water is not a problem, since there is much available.

Here you can see some images of these species of Trees and plants of the low jungle.

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