Plants and animals in Thailand are both unique and diverse.
Thailand’s geography, which stretches from the coasts of the
Malaysian Peninsula to the mountains of mainland Asia, features
a variety of climates and thus a diversity of plant and animal
species. Despite a majority of Thailand having been converted to
agriculture over the centuries, natural forest still covers
roughly 25% of Thailand’s area. Thailand’s woodlands mostly
consist of monsoon forest and rainforest, which are
differentiated by the amount of rainfall each receives.
Furthermore, monsoon forests typically consist of deciduous or
hardwood trees, which shed their leaves during the dry season in
order to conserve water. Thailand’s most useful hardwood is the
teak. The rainforest zones are mostly covered with evergreen
trees, although much of Thailand has considerable overlap and it
is not uncommon to find bamboo, coconut palms, and banana trees
throughout the country. Across the in the coastal lowlands, in
addition to more predominately rainfor