Marine Coastal/Supratidal Animals

A coastal / supratidal habitat is an area that's above high tide and which is regularly splashed, but is not submerged by the water of the ocean. It is also sometimes called a supralittoral, spray or splash zone. Many animals make their home in the Maine coastal / supratidal habitat, and there are unique problems for these animals to deal with.

For example, there is typically poor air quality and temperatures that fluctuate with changing tide. Animals who live in this area are also at high risk from numerous predators, including both land and sea creatures.

Several types of otters call this their home, including the Marine, North American, common, African clawless and Cameroon clawless varieties. Bats who eat fish will often look for food in this habitat as well, though they don't generally live in the supratidal zone.

You can also expect to see a large variety of rodents. These may include gerbils, jerobas, beavers and mole rats. Finally, several types of manatees make this area their home, most notably the Amazonian, American and Africa varieties.


Even-toed ungulates	Carnivores	Cetacea	Bats	Dasyuroids	Opossums	Sirenia	Primates	Fish	Reptiles	Amphibians	Birds

Marine Coastal/Supratidal Animals

Animals living in the Marine Coastal/Supratidal habitat

Even-toed ungulates

Carnivores

Bats

Dasyuroid marsupials and marsupial carnivores

Bandicoots and bilbies

Rodents

Dugongs, manatees, and sea cows