| Tropical evergreen forests | Tropical deciduous forests |
| (i) These are found in areas having an annual rainfall of over 300 cm. | These are found in areas having an annual rainfall of 100-200 cm |
| (ii) There are no distinct seasons as they remain humid. | They have distinct dry and wet seasons. |
| (iii) The temperature varies between 25o - 27o | They have lower range of temperature. |
| (iv) The trees grow up to 60 m. | The trees are shorter |
| (v) These are dense forests . | They are not dense as trees don't grow close to each other |
| (vi) They are evergreen forests, ie. do not shed their leaves | These trees shed their leaves in day season to conserve water.
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| (vii) They are difficult to for commercial purposes as are impenetrable | They are of great economic impotance. |
| (viii) Tree found here are shisham ebony rosewood telsar tun ( red cedar mahogany and bamboo | Trees found here are teak, sal mahua, khair sandalwood, jackfruit semal myrobala and banyan. |
| (ix) These forests are found in kerala ,maharashtra, karnataka north eastern hills and the andaman and Nicobar Isalnds in india. | These forsts are found in most of india from western ghats to shivlik range in the north eastern region and the deccan plateau.+ |
