99 Rainforest Wildlife Trivia Questions with Answers
99 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which bird is Guatemala’s national emblem and is famous for its long, iridescent tail feathers?
Answer
Resplendent quetzal
Which rhinoceros species is the smallest and lives in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo?
Answer
Sumatran rhinoceros
Which rainforest marsupial is the only tree-kangaroo native to Papua New Guinea’s Huon Peninsula?
Answer
Matschie’s tree-kangaroo
Which flying fox is widely recognized as the world’s largest bat by wingspan?
Answer
Giant golden-crowned flying fox
Which pigeon is the largest living pigeon species and inhabits New Guinea’s tropical forests?
Answer
Victoria crowned pigeon
Which rainforest mammal is the largest of the three living manatee species?
Answer
West Indian manatee
Which tiny Amazon rainforest monkey is the world’s smallest true monkey species?
Answer
Pygmy marmoset
Which Central American rainforest frog is famous for its red eyes and blue-striped sides?
Answer
Red-eyed tree frog
Which rainforest bird is the national bird of Papua New Guinea?
Answer
Raggiana bird-of-paradise
Which rainforest insect is famous for growing fungus in underground gardens?
Answer
Leafcutter ant
Which rainforest reptile is the world’s heaviest lizard?
Answer
Komodo dragon
Which Amazonian crocodilian is the largest predator in the Amazon Basin?
Answer
Black caiman
Which rainforest mammal is famous for its golden coat and white facial markings in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest?
Answer
Golden lion tamarin
Which rainforest mammal is the world’s smallest species of otter?
Answer
Asian small-clawed otter
Which rainforest mammal is the longest member of the weasel family?
Answer
Giant otter
Which rainforest bird is the national bird of Belize?
Answer
Keel-billed toucan
Which rainforest mammal is famous for lacking functional thumbs on its front feet?
Answer
Colobus monkey
Which large African rainforest beetle is named after the biblical giant Goliath?
Answer
Goliath beetle
Which rainforest bird is the largest living toucan species?
Answer
Toco toucan
Which rainforest frog is famous for being one of the world’s most toxic vertebrates?
Answer
Golden poison frog
Which rainforest primate is endemic to the island of Borneo and has a famously enlarged nose?
Answer
Proboscis monkey
What is the world’s largest living snake by mass, found in South American rainforests?
Answer
Green anaconda
Which rainforest mammal is the world’s largest rodent?
Answer
Capybara
Which rainforest monkey is famous for using its prehensile tail as a fifth limb?
Answer
Spider monkey
What is the largest eagle species in the rainforest canopy?
Answer
Harpy eagle
Which rainforest bird is the largest living member of the cassowary family?
Answer
Southern cassowary