While the Amazon and Daintree are each confined to one continent -- the Amazon to South America, and the Daintree to Australia -- the Amazon exists within the borders of eight different countries and one international territory. Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana all have part of the Amazon within their borders.
The Amazon rainforest, despite logging and other threats that have reduced its size and continue to do so, covers an area of approximately 4.1 million square miles. The Daintree is significantly smaller, covering an area of approximately 750square miles.
The Daintree and Amazon both contain a similar number of primitive plant families. The Daintree contains 12 of 19 such plant families, impressive considering Daintree's comparatively small size. The Daintree also has more plant species with primitive features than any other tropical rainforest worldwide.
