Rainforests in Southeast Asia are found in the areas between India and Burma, and Java and Borneo. Bangladesh features a large section of rainforests, according to the California Institute of Technology Space Radiation Lab.
Rainforests in Southeast Asia experience high temperatures and high humidity levels because they are close to the equator. The temperature in the rainforests is usually between 78 degrees F and 82 degrees F, according to ThinkQuest. During different seasons of the year, monsoons and typhoons travel through the rainforests, bringing rain with them.
Tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia have five different layers in which plants grow, including the emergent, understory, herb, shrub and canopy layers. The emergent layer, the tallest section, reaches up to 250 feet in height, according to ThinkQuest. Fauna that grows in Southeast Asia's rainforests include lianas, orchids, durians, kapok trees, strangler figs, Bambusa tulda and cecropia trees.
Rainforests in Southeast Asia are home to a wide variety of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other animals. This includes Bengal tigers, tarsiers, goliath birdwings, proboscis monkeys, orangutans, slender lorises, colugos, fantails and dawn bats.
About 40 percent of Southeast Asian rainforests have been wiped out by industrial and commercial activities, such as logging and mining, according to ThinkQuest.
