Biomes Geographical location and climatic Specific plant species Specific animal species

conditions
Taiga The Taiga biome stretches in the Northern The biome is home to There is a limit to the number of
biome Hemisphere, taking huge chunks of North various species of animals that can survive in this
America and Eurasia, especially Canada and plants. These plants biome due to the cold
Russia. It also stretches in Northern Europe are adapted to an temperatures and climatic
in countries such as Finland, Norway and extremely cold variations. The mammals are
Sweden and spans across Alaska and climate. The biome Brown bear, American black
Scandinavia. It occupies about 27% of the mainly consists of the bear, Asiatic black bear, Polar
Earth’s surface. It is located south of the coniferous trees, bear, Grizzly bear, Siberian
Tundra biome. Because of its location, the evergreen and Tigers, Arctic fox,
Taiga biome is fairly cold. It is to the north spruces. There are Wolf (Arctic wolf, Grey wolf),
of the temperate deciduous forests and other plant species Deer, Moose, Elk, Caribou,
grasslands, which are warmer. such as aspen and Ermine, Moles, Squirrels,
Taiga biome starts where the Tundra biome birch. Other than the Chipmunks, Bobcats, Snowshoe
ends. The biome is, therefore, characterized aspen and birch, the Hares, Wolverines
by a lot of cold throughout most of the evergreen has green Lynxes (Canada lynx, Eurasian
year. There are two major seasons, that is, leaves throughout the lynx),
winter and summer. Autumn and spring are year, thus the plant River Otter (North American
the shortest seasons in the biome to the name ‘evergreen’. river otter, European otter),
point that they are almost insignificant. There are coniferous Weasel (Siberian weasel, Least
Winter has temperatures as low as -54°C trees, such as pines, weasel), Coyote, Badger, Stoat,
and as high as -1°C. As a result, during spruce, cedar, Sable. The birds are Sparrows,
winter, there is a lot of snow falling, and the hemlock, larches, fir, Finches, Woodpeckers, Crows,
land is frozen with ice. birch. The Oak, Eagles, Rough-legged buzzard or
This lowers the average temperature to willow, alder, maple, hawk, Owls, Snowy owls, Raven,
below 0°C. However, though short, the elm, aspen and rowan Falcons, Peregrine Falcons, Snow
summers are warm and encourage the are rare in the tundra geese, Siberian thrush, Warbler,
growth of some plants. The taiga biome. There are also Grouse, Crossbills. The insects in
experiences relatively low precipitation bushes: wild the Taiga are ants and
throughout the year, which is normally strawberry, mosquitos. Some common fish
200–750 mm annually and in some areas, blueberry, bilberry, species found in the taiga habitat
1,000 mm. Most of the precipitation in the cowberry, cranberry, include Alaska blackfish, lake and
taiga falls as rain in the summer, but also as lingonberry, round whitefish, brook trout,
fog and snow. cloudberry, Siberian taimen, walleye, white
partridgeberry. The and longnose sucker, chum
others are ferns, salmon, cisco, lake chub, lenok,
ramps, morels, etc
grasses, lichens and
mosses.