Sparse Jungle in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Sparse Jungle biome (formerly called the Jungle Edge) with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let's explore the Sparse Jungle biome in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Sparse Jungle biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

In Minecraft, the Sparse Jungle is a biome in the Overworld. It is only found on the edge of the Jungle biome and its purpose is to allow for the game to easily transition between other biomes and the Jungle biome.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Sparse Jungle biome.

Weather

The weather in the Sparse Jungle biome is very wet with lots of precipitation. You will find that it rains a lot.

Trees

In the Sparse Jungle biome, you will find jungle trees and oak trees:

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Sparse Jungle biome consists of ferns, dandelions, poppies, vines, cocoa beans, melons, and oak leaves as ground cover:

Item	Description
	Fern
	Dandelion
	Poppy
	Vines
	Cocoa Beans
	Melon
	Oak Leaves

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks, dirt and sand:

Item	Description
	Grass Block
	Dirt
	Sand

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Sparse Jungle biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

Mobs

In the Sparse Jungle biome, there is lots of wildlife such as chickens, cows, pigs and sheep:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Sparse Jungle biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Sparse Jungle

Sparse Jungle Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Sparse Jungle biome: