Puerto Rico Rain Forest Animals, Colorful Lizard In Rainforest El Yunque National Forest Puerto Rico 1 2 Travel Dads

I know that when you hear el yunque rain forest you think of all sorts of colorful and exotic animals like monkeys jaguars and macaws.

El pais cultura. Perhaps the most stunning bird of el yunque is the puerto rican parrot but it is also one of the saddest stories. Even in a rain forest there are plants which were not intended to be there. One thing it is lacking is any form of exciting wildlife.

They are unique to puerto rico. In addition to the mongoose there are also many kinds of invasive plants in the el yunque forest. Fossil records show the existence of one shrew puerto rican shrew nesophontes edithae one.

You are not going to see those here but we do have some critters that are worth being on the lookout for. Puerto rican parrot native to puerto rico. The puerto rican parrot amazona vittata is one of the ten rarest birds in the world and is only found on the island of puerto rico.

One of the 10 most endangered animal species in the world. The eastern side of the luquillo mountains which has the el yunque rainforest at the top elevations gets most of the rain. The highest mountain peak in the forest rises 3494 feet 1065 m above sea level.

El yunque national rainforest is located on the slopes of the sierra de luquillo mountains encompassing 28000 acres 43753 mi 2 or 11332 km 2 of land making it the largest block of public land in puerto rico. The rainforest is home to 5 endangered species and 1 threatened species. The true sub tropical rain forest occupies very little area in puerto rico only a single crescent shaped band on the windward side of the el yunque mountains.

Puerto rico has lots of wonderful things to do see eat and listen to. The island parrot. Puerto rico wildlife has sadly suffered from deforestation development and population growth so there are few land based creatures on the island.

The richness of mammals in puerto rico like many other islands is low relative to mainland regions. There are 16 species of the coqui frog the national unofficial symbol of the country and the el yunque national forest is home to 13 species of these tiny tree frogs. Much work is being done to help these animals return from the brink of extinction.

18 marine mammals including manatees dolphins and whales occur in puerto rico. Invasive species of plants could detract from the forest as a tourist attraction hurting puerto ricos economy. A section on invasive species should at least point that out.

Puerto rico is one of the few places in the world where you can find a rain forest and a dry forest within relatively short driving time there is a beach so after a hike it would have been wonderful to go ing the crystal clear ocean. Is known for its high pitched sound. The puerto rican screech owl can also be found in the rainforest and it is the only owl on puerto rico or the virgin islands.

The present day native terrestrial mammal fauna of puerto rico is composed of only 13 species all of which are bats. Coqui frog prominently found in puerto rico.