Frog
Tailless jumpers, masters of change
Biomes
Biomes
Discover the major biomes and ecosystems of the world.
2,772
Animals
15
Categories
Featured Biomes
Discover the major biomes and ecosystems of the world.
Featured Biomes Animals
Octopus
Eight arms, endless ingenuity
Hammerhead Shark
Built like a hammer, tuned like a radar
Rattlesnake
Hear the rattle, give it space.
Yak
Built for thin air and bitter cold
Bottlenose Dolphin
Built for the surf-and sonar.
Neanderthal
Not cavemen-Ice Age people
Brown Bear
Hump-shouldered king of the wild buffet
Monkey
Hands, minds, and social lives
Tiger
Stripes of Asia's top predator
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Alpine
High elevation, cold, above treeline
+1,108
Boreal Forest (Taiga)
Cold, coniferous trees
+1,163
Cold Desert
Cold, extremely low precipitation
+968
Freshwater
Lakes, rivers, streams
+1,381
Hot Desert
Hot, extremely low precipitation
+1,147
Marine
Ocean ecosystems
+1,025
Mediterranean
Mild wet winters, hot dry summers
+1,356
Savanna
Hot grassland with scattered trees
+1,331
Temperate Forest
Moderate climate, deciduous trees
+1,843
Temperate Grassland
Moderate climate, grass-dominated
+1,578
Temperate Rainforest
Mild, very high rainfall
+533
Tropical Dry Forest
Hot with distinct wet/dry seasons
+1,451
Tropical Rainforest
Hot, wet year-round, dense vegetation
+1,263
Tundra
Very cold, permafrost, treeless
+946
Wetland
Transitional water/land areas
+1,965