Rain forests receive >1500 mm of rainfall annually, whereas seasonal or dry tropical forests receive less rain and have a distinct dry season. Large areas of tropical forests have been cleared due ...

Tropical rainforests lie along the equator, mainly between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Rainforests have four main layers: the emergent, the canopy, the under canopy and the forest floor.

The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. They are also known as roof rats. The Humane Society says there's no true humane ...