act as the functional units of the respiratory system by passing oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. Finally, the muscles of respiration, including the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, work together to act as a pump, pushing air into and out of the lungs during breathing.
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) is an extremely rare member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is officially listed as an endangered species, but by the end of the 20th century had widely been considered extinct until it was apparently sighted along the Cache River in Arkansas in 2004 and 2005.
Two monkey-eating rainforest eagles, the Philippine eagle and South Americaâs harpy eagle, both have places in the IUCNâs Red List. One of the types of endangered rainforest animals that weâll miss the most when itâs gone is the tiger. The six tiger species that remain on earth all are disappearing quickly due to illegal hunting by humans. Read more about types of endangered rainforest animals.