Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Also called monsoon forests, Trees shed leaves for 6-8 weeks in dry summer, Found in areas with 200-70 cm rainfall, Most widespread forests in India

Tropical Deciduous Forests are indeed called monsoon forests, are the most widespread in India, receive 200-70 cm rainfall, and their trees shed leaves during dry summer for 6-8 weeks. They don't keep leaves year-round like evergreen forests.

Elephant, Monkey, One-horned rhinoceros, Lemur

Tropical Evergreen Forests are home to elephants, monkeys, lemurs, and one-horned rhinoceros (found in Assam and West Bengal). Camels are found in arid regions, not in evergreen forests.

Sundari

Sundari trees are found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta (Sundarbans) and provide durable hard timber. The Sundarbans gets its name from these Sundari trees.

Long roots penetrating deep into soil, Succulent stems to conserve water, Thick and small leaves

Plants in thorn forests adapt to dry conditions by developing long roots to reach groundwater, succulent stems to store water, and small thick leaves to minimize water loss through evaporation.