Compared to any other terrestrial ecosystem, tropical rain forests support a greater diversity of species. It is estimated that tropical rain forests are home to at least half of the world’s land animal species. It indicates that they include somewhere between 2 million and 20 million different species. According to the United Nations, rain forests cover just around 6% of the Earth’s total land area. Tropical rain forests near the Equator may get found in Australia, Asia, Africa, Central, and South America, the Caribbean Islands, and the Pacific Islands. Half of the world’s tropical rain forests are situated in Latin America, with Brazil accounting for one-third of the world’s rain forests.