Animals In The Desert Region

The addax is known for its characteristic crooked horns.

Animals in the desert region. Apart from the dromedary camel and goats the desert hosts the highly feared deathstalker scorpion the extremely venomous sand viper the elegant and fierce cheetah the graceful gazelles the swift-footed red-necked ostrich and other unique and magnificent species. Of course most of them have undergone some level of adaptation so that they are able to survive in the harsh desert. Depending on the location of the desert animals and plants native to deserts are camels peccaries bats coyotes lizards snakes woodpeckers scorpions different types of cacti creosote bush black sage and ocotillo.

It has particularly extensive desert in the southern part of the state near the Mexican border. A grass called Astridia is the staple food of addax. These animals concentrate excretions while avoiding evaporations to conserve water.

Below is a list of animals that live in the desert with links to additional information on each animal. These Sahara Desert animals inhabit Africa Middle East Southeast Asia and Central Europe. Desert animals have had to become very specialized in order to survive.

Desert animals also known as Xerocoles are the mammals which are adapted to living in the desert. Only 15 of the world s desert surface is pure sandPrevious Next 3. California is home to a wide range of different landscapes and ecosystems including desert.

This animal is found in sandy as well as semi-arid desert regions. It weighs between 130 and 250 pounds and is 1m tall. Others live along the edges of deserts where there are more plants and shelter.

Reptiles such as the thorny devil Gila monster and sidewinder rattlesnake. Here the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts merge to form an area thats home to hundreds of different plant and animal species. Golden Jackals are more related to the grey wolves and coyotes than the jackal species.