Explainer

Layers of a Rainforest

All you need to know about what constitutes a tropical rainforest
Text by: Nisarg Prakash Design by: Diviya Mehra
Updated   February 06, 2023
Text by: Nisarg Prakash Design by: Diviya Mehra
Updated   February 06, 2023
1 min read
All you need to know about what constitutes a tropical rainforest
Listen Listen to this article 15:34 min


Here are some interesting facts you will find in this explainer on rainforests.

  • What are the different layers of a rainforest?
  • Are frogs found in a rainforest?
  • Do snakes live in a rainforest?
  • Who lives in a rainforest?
  • What are the different layers of a rainforest?
  • What is an emergent layer?
  • What is the understory layer?
  • What is the first layer of the rainforest?


This is a part of Sustain's Explained series on the Anatomy of a Rainforest. Watch the first of a three-part video here.


About the Authors

Nisarg Prakash

Nisarg Prakash

is a wildlife biologist working with Roundglass Sustain. A large part of my work before Sustain has been along streams and rivers, in the process trying to understand otters better

Diviya Mehra

Diviya Mehra

is a graphic designer. She was the former art director of National Geographic Traveller. Her love for animals, travel and design has shaped her career through the years.