Amazon Facts

Amazon rainforests are the biggests rainforests in the world.
They cover six million square kilometers of land.
There are 50-200 diverse tree species per hectare in Amazon.
The total number of tree species is approximately 2500.
The total number of plant species is approximately 40,000.
There are 2.5 million species of insects in the Amazon.
There are 7500 species of butterflies.
50 species of ants have been located in one single tree.
One in five of all the world's bird species live in Amazon.
They comprise 30% of all the flora and fauna world-wide.
The Amazon Basin holds one fifth of the world's fresh water.
Amazon River drifts through nine countries.
Amazon River has 1100 tributaries; 17 are extend over 1600km.
Extra fish species can be located in a specific pond in Amazon than in all European rivers together.
Pirarucu, the world's fish freshwater fish, is located in the Amazon. It can grow 2.5m long and weigh 250kg