The animals depend either on certain plants or on the animals that eat those plants. To describe the habitat of an animal, it is usually enough to tell into what plant community it lives. That usually tells about the climate, surface of the earth, sunshine and other animals that live in a place. Some animals also need a shelter, a place to hide from enemies or bad weather. Animals cannot survive without such hiding places.
Animals live in burrows, holes in trees, among rocks, or on perches on high tree branches.
Most animals have what is called a 'home range'. Even animals that do not need a shelter, or can find one almost anywhere, often move daily within a certain district or area. A small animal may live all of its life within 100 m of its shelter or home. A large animal may roam over an area of over 100 square km. Home range' is also part of the animal's habitat.