The Four Levels

of the Rain

Forest

pictures courtesy of Marcus and Shelby from Peter Hobart

 

There are four levels in the rain forest.

The first level is the forest floor.

The forest floor is the bottom layer, it is on the ground.

The second level is the understory. It is 50 feet high.

The third level is the canopy it is 150 feet high.

The fourth level is the emergent layer which is 200 feet tall.