How many species live in the Andes mountains?

The wildlife of the Andes is a collection of immensely unique and awe-inspiring animals and include more than 600 species of mammals, 1700 birds and 600 reptiles, of which 75% are endemic.

1. How many plant species are in the tropical Andes?
2. What wildlife is found in the Andes?
3. What is the population of the Andes Mountains?
4. Are there forests in the Andes?
5. What ecosystem is the tropical Andes?
6. Do jaguars live in the Andes mountains?
7. Are there Jaguars in the Andes?
8. What is the most common animal in the Andes mountains?
9. Does anyone live in the Andes?
10. Why is Andes special?
11. What country is home to the Andes Mountains?
12. Are there trees in the Andes?
13. Are the Andes in the Amazon?
14. What plants are in the Andes Mountains?
15. Is the Andes Mountains an ecosystem?
16. What is the Biodiversity in the Andes Mountains?

How many plant species are in the tropical Andes?

The Tropical Andes holds about 45,000 plant species, 20,000 of which are endemic, as well as 1,500 endemic vertebrates. Over 1,500 bird species, nearly 500 reptile species, and over 800 amphibian species call this region home. One sixth of all plant species in the world reside in the Tropical Andes.

What wildlife is found in the Andes?

Both wild and domesticated animals were central to the lives of ancient Andean people. The most important of these were the American camelids. Four species of camelids live in Peru today as in the past: the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco and the vicuña.

What is the population of the Andes Mountains?

The Andes, covering a contiguous mountain region within Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, occupy more than 2,500,000 km² and have a population of about 85 million (45% of total country populations), with the northern Andes as one of the most densely populated mountain regions in the ...

Are there forests in the Andes?

The extraordinary cloud forests of the Andes occur because humidity moving west from the Amazon rainforests cools and condenses into water as it rises up the mountain slopes. ... Straddling the equator, the Andean cloud forests of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are the most diverse, fragile and complex cloud forests on earth.

What ecosystem is the tropical Andes?

The Tropical Andes contain a wide spectrum of microclimates, harbouring a unique diversity of ecosystems, such as glaciers, high mountain grasslands, mountain forests, rivers, lakes and wetlands.

Do jaguars live in the Andes mountains?

Tropical Andes in Bolivia, Peru and Argentina. Misiones Province in Argentina.

Are there Jaguars in the Andes?

Jaguar trade is prohibited worldwide, as the species has the highest level of international protection. ... Currently there are between 2,000 and 3,000 registered jaguars in this Andean country.

What is the most common animal in the Andes mountains?

Guanaco

The guanaco is one of the most common animals living in the Andes region. This camelid species (Lama guanicoe) is about 1.0 to 1.2 meters tall. Guanacos live in herds of females with their offsprings led by a dominant male.

Does anyone live in the Andes?

From Patagonia to the southern limits of the Bolivian Altiplano, the Andes are sparsely populated; a few small groups of shepherds and farmers live on the lower slopes and vegas of the cordillera. ... In Peru and Bolivia, a significant proportion of the inhabitants live above 10,000 feet.

Why is Andes special?

The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world and boasts some of the highest peaks. The range is also known for its volcanoes, ruins of long-ago civilizations and the source of a malaria treatment. ... The highest elevation in the Andes is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, which is 22,841 feet (6,962 m) above sea level.

What country is home to the Andes Mountains?

The Andes Mountains extend over seven countries: Argentina (Mount Aconcagua), Bolivia (Huayna Potosi), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, known as Andean States.

Are there trees in the Andes?

The Andean-Patagonian forests, also known as Subantarctic forests, spreads over steep elevations along a thin strip on both sides of the Andes, on southern South America. ... Two types of trees are the main components of the Andean Forests: the Southern Beeches of the Nothofagus genus and four species of conifers.

Are the Andes in the Amazon?

NARRATOR: The Amazon River has its beginnings high in the Andes, where countless rivers course down the eastern slopes of the mountain range. Powerful rushing streams surge eastwards from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In Brazil the current slows as the rivers meander along the gentle slopes of the Amazon basin.

What plants are in the Andes Mountains?

Agriculture in the lowlands is pretty developed in all the Andes, the main crops are: Cotton, Sugar Cane, Soya Beans, Coffee Beans, citric fruits like: Orange, Lime, Lemon, and Mandarin, some kind of tubers like: Walusa and Yucca, Coconut, Bananas, Mango Fruit, Coca Leaves, and much more.

Is the Andes Mountains an ecosystem?

The Andes Mountains are home to diverse forest ecosystems including rainforests and cloud forests.

What is the Biodiversity in the Andes Mountains?

The Tropical Andes is the most biologically diverse of all the hotspots and contains about one-sixth of all plant life on the planet, including 30,000 species of vascular plants.