Temperate+Rainforest+Facts

Welcome to Elsa P and Devon B's Temperate Rainforest Facts Page.

KINGDOM MONERAN
The Temperate Rain forest has five kingdoms two of which are Kingdom Monera and Kingdom Protist. Kingdom Monera has no nucleus and is a single celled organism.

The //Halobacterium salinarium// is a Domain Archaea. It is located in salted fish and hides.

The //Bacillus anthracis// is a naturally soil dwelling organism.

KINGDOM PROTIST
The Kingdom Protist is also a big part of the Temperate Rain forest. Protist are single-celled organisms that has a nucleus. Some of the protists have chlorophyll. The Protist kingdom is further categorized into three groups. The animal-like,plant-like,and fungus like. They all differ from appearance and where live.

The //Toxoplasma gondii// organism is located in the soil.

The //Amoeba proteus// is found where light is not. It tends to turn away from the light.

 Kingdom Fungus

Fungi is a multi celled orginisum that has no chlorophyll and absorbs nutrients.

The Temperate Rainforest also has a lot of different types of fungi. One type of fungi is the Black Perigord Truffle or the //Tuber Melanosporum.// The Black Perigord Truffle is located in northeast United States, Europe, and in south of Asia, and at the southern tip of Australia.



Another type of fungi is the Peziza or //Peziza Violacea .//The Peziza is a cup fungus found in Canada and California. It is found on burned soil.

<span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(16,193,102); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Plants

Plants are multi celled,chlorophyll possessing organisms that also have cell walls. A lot of plants and trees live in the Temperate Rainforest. One of which is a tree called the Stika Spruce, //Picea sitchensis//. It is one the biggest spruce tree it can get up to 160 feet.

The //Picea stichenis is// scientific name for the Sitka Spruce. The Sitka Spruce is found on the west coast of North America, and limits its location to the Kodiak Island, Alaska.



Kingdom:Plantae Division:Pinophyta Class:Pinosida Order:Pinales Family:Pinaceae Genus://Picea// species://stitchenesis//

The Stinging Nettle or //Urtica dioica// is located in Europe, Asia, and North America. The stinging nettle is known for its uncomfortable sting.

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Urticaceae Genus: //Urtica// Species: //dioica//



California Maidenhair Fern or //Adiantum jordanii// is located in northern California.

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Pteridopsida Order: Pteridales Family: Peridaceae Genus://Adiantum// Species: //jordanii//



The Tree Horn also known as the //Dendroceros nees// is located in humid places on the ground,on the outcrops of rocks, and on the sides of trees.

Kingdom: Plantae Division:Anthocerotophyta Class:Anthocerotopsida Order: Anthocerotales Family: Dendrocerotaceae Genus: //Dendroceros// Species://nees//



Hediwigia moss The Hediwigia moss or //Hediwigia ciliata// is located in Alaska.

Kingdom:Plantae Division:Bryophyta Class:Bryosida Order:Leucodontales Family:Hedwigiaceae Genus://Hediwigia// Species://ciliata//



King Sago Palm //Cycas revoluta// is located in southern Japan. Kingdom:Plantae Division:Cycadophyta Class:Cycadopsida Order:Cycadales Family:Cycadaceae Genus://Cycas// Species://revoluta//

//Selaginella Selaginodes// The Selaginella Selaginodes is located in Europe, Asia, North America, and Japan. It is found in damp places. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Selaginellopsida Order: Selaginellaies Family: Selaginellaeeae Genus: //Selaginellaceae// Species: //Selaginoides//

<span style="display: block; color: rgb(255,99,0); text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(17,196,8);">

Kingdom Animalia
<span style="color: rgb(255,0,49);">//Pseudodiceros hancockanus// The //Pseudobiceros hancockanus// is a carnivore located in Fiji, Indonesia,and Bali. It mainly feeds on small worms, sea squirts, snails, crustaceans, and some are even cannibalistic. The //Pseudobicero// //hancockanus// is a flatworm. <span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"> <span style="color: rgb(255,0,49);">Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Platyhelminthes Class:Turbellaria Order:Polycladia Family:Pseudocerititidae Genus://Pseudobiceros// species://hancockancus// <span style="color: rgb(231,19,19);">Black Tailed Deer The Black Tailed Deer is found in northwestern America and in the pacific northwest region. A Black Tailed Deer is a herbivore. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Fuminantia Genus: //Odocoileus// species: //Hemionus// <span style="color: rgb(233,22,22);">Dark Eyed Junco The Darked Eyed Junco is found in northwestern america and Alaska. The Dark Eyed Junco is a Omnivore. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae Genus: //Junco// species: //Hyemalis// <span style="color: rgb(219,15,15);">Red Eye Tree Frog The Red Eye Tree Frog is found in northwestern america and Ausrealia. It is a Omnavore. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum: Choradata Class: Amphubia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae Genus: //Agalychnis// species: //Callidryas// <span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"> <span style="color: rgb(206,18,18);">Timber Rattlesnake The Timber Rattlesnake is found in Asia and America. It is a Carnivore. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Vertebrata Order: Reptilia Family: Squamata Genus: //Crptalus// species: //Horridus// The //Caenorhabditis elegans// is a roundworm found in temperate soil environments. It is a carnivore that feeds on a bacteria that grows on decaying vegetable matter. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Nematoda Class:Secernentea Order:Rhabditida Family:Rhabditidae Genus://Caenorhabditis// species://elegans // The Banana Slug or //Ariolimax californicus// is a mollusk and a decomposer. They are found throughout California. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Moolusca Class:Gastropada Order:Pulmonata Family:Arionidae Genus://Ariolimax// species://californicus// The European Medical Leech lives across Europe and even extends into parts of Asia. It is a carnivore that feeds on the blood of living organisms. The leech is a segmented worm. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Annelida Class:Clitellata Order:Hirudinea Family:Hirudidae Genus://Hirudo// species://medicinalis//

The Sitka Deer or //Odocoileus hemionus// is a herbivore.The Sitka Deer lives in southwestern Alaska,along the coasts of British Columbia,and on the islands of Kodak and Afognak.This deer feeds mainly on green vegetation,and during the winter months lichens. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Artiodctyla Family:Cervidae Genus://Odocoieus// species://hemionus//

The Grizzly Bear is a omnivore.Also known as the //Ursus arctos// the Grizzly lives throughout Alaska and much of Canada's west side and portions of the northwest United States.They are known to eat moose,deer,sheep,elk,bison,caribou,and even other bears such as the black.Their diet also includes white bark pine pine nuts, roots,tubers,and grasses. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Carnivora Family:Ursidae Genus://Ursus// species://arctos//

The European Rabbit is a primary consumer that originates in Europe,parts of Asia,and Australia.As a primary consumer(herbivore) the European Rabbit feeds upon mainly grass. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Lagomorpha Family:Leporidae Genus://Oryctolagus// species://cuniculus//

The Roosevelt Elk or //Cervus canadensis// is a herbivore that lives in the Pacific Northwest rain forest,Alaska's Afgonak and Raspberry islands.As a herbivore the Roosevelt Elk eats grasses,sedges,high bush,cranberry,elderberry,and Devil's Club. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Artiodactyla Family:Cervidae Genus://Cervus// species://canadensis//

The Olympic Marmot or //Marmota olympus// is a herbivore.Its diet consists of roots,grasses,flowers,herbs,and mosses.The Olympic Marmot lives in the Olympic Peninsula in the alpine and sub alpine meadow of talus slopes. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Rodenta Family:Sciuridae Genus://Marmota// species://olympus//

Cougar The cougar is found in western North America and everywhere in South America. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Feldae Genus: //Puma// species: //concolor//

Lynx The Lynx it found in North America and Asia. It is a primary carnivore. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carmovora Family: Felidae Genus: //Felis// species: //lynx//

Tiger The Tiger is found in Southeast Asia. It is a primary carnivore. Kingdom: Animila Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: //Panthera// species: //tigris//

Stick Insect The Stick Insect or //Phobaeticus chani// live in the canopy of the rain forest.It is an arthropod. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Insecta Order:Phasmatodea Family:Phasmatidae Genus://Phobaeticus// species://chani//

Root-knot nematode The Root-knot is a roundworm that lives in hot climates. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Nematoda Class:Secernentea Order:Tylenchida Family:Heteroderidae Genus://Meloidogyne// species://incognita//

Common earthworm The common earthworm or //Lumbricus terrrestis// are located in Europe,North America,New Zealand,and Australia.It is a segmented worm. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Annelida Class:Clitellata Order:Haplotaxidae Family:Lumbricidae Genus://Lumbricus// species://terrestis//

//Lehmannia nycetelia// The   <span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"><span style="color: rgb(206,18,18);">//Lehmannia nycetelia// is a mollusk that resides in Europe. <span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"><span style="color: rgb(206,18,18);">Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Mollusca Class:Gastropoda Family:Limacidae Genus://Lehamannia// species://nycetelia//

//Arachnocampa luminosa// is an arthropod that lives at the north and south poles of New Zealand. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Insecta Order:Diptera Family:Mycetophilidae Genus:   <span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"><span style="color: rgb(206,18,18);">//Arachnocampa// species:   <span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"><span style="color: rgb(206,18,18);">//luminosa// Douglas Squirrel The Douglas Squirrel is found in the pasific coastal states and provadences of North America. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: //Tamiasciurus// species: //douglasii//

Gray Jay The Gray Jay is found in northern North America. Kingdom: Animilia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family:Corvidae Genus: //Perisoreus// species: //canacensis//

<span style="color: rgb(3,125,196);"><span style="color: rgb(49,95,180);"><span style="color: rgb(7,8,7);"><span style="color: rgb(206,18,18);"><span style="color: rgb(27,182,50);">Click here for Biomes Home. <span style="color: rgb(189,35,246);">Click here for Temperate Rainforest Home. <span style="color: rgb(225,9,135);">Click here for Temperate Rainforest Fiction. <span style="color: rgb(246,184,60);">Click here for Temperate Rainforest Food Web. <span style="color: rgb(146,16,209);">Click here for Temperate Rainforest Conservation. <span style="color: rgb(22,202,47);">Click here for Temperate Rainforest Bibliography.