DESERT ANIMALS

SCIENCE HOMEWORK FOR 8 A / B
Desert Animals and Wildlife


Mammals Birds & Fish Reptiles & Amphibians Insects & SpidersRelated Information Health and Medical Disclaimer
Desert Animal Survival - How they live in the desert.
MAMMALS
ArmadilloBats Bighorn Sheep Bear (Black)Bison (Plains Bison)Bobcat Buffalo (Plains Bison)Burros
Camels- Southwestern Camel ExperimentCheetahChipmunk, PanamintCoati, White-NosedCollared PeccaryCottontail Rabbit Coyote
Dama Gazelle
Deer - Mule
Deer - White-Tailed Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Q&ADolphin

ElephantElk
FerretFinback WhaleFox (Gray)
GiraffeGopher
Hippopotamus
JaguarsJackalJavelina Wild Horses
Kangaroo Rats
LionLLama
Mountain Lion Mule Deer
Otter - River
PorcupinePrairie Dogs Pronghorn
Rabbits - Cottontails Jack Rabbits
Raccoon
RhinocerosRingtailed CatRiver Otter
Sea Lion - California SkunkSpotted HyenaSquirrel
Whale - Finback Wild Burros Wild Horses Wolves Woodrats (Pack Rats)
Zebra
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BIRDS & FISH
Hawks- Cooper's Hawk- Ferruginous hawk- Marsh Hawk- Northern Harriers- Sharp-shinned- Northern Goshawks- Red-Tailed Hawk
Owls- Barn Owl - Great Horned Owls- Long-Eared Owls- Screech Owl
Herons-Blue Heron-Snowy Egret-Great Egret
Pelicans-American White Pelican-Brown Pelican
Storks-Yellow-billed Stork

HummingbirdsBlack-chinned hummingbird Hummers
Flightless BirdsOstrich
Misc Black-Necked StiltCactus WrensCliff SwallowCurve Billed ThrasherGolden EaglesGambel’s QuailGround Hornbill / Abyssinian Ground HornbillLesser Snow GooseMallard DucksMourning DovesPheasants ring-neckedRavensRoadrunnersSandhill CranesTurkeysTurkey Vultures Western Bluebird Woodpeckers
Fish Desert Pupfish Kanab Ambersnail
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REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
LizardsChuckwallas Collared LizardGila MonsterGreater Earless LizardHorned LizardsIguanaWestern Banded GeckoSide-blotched Lizard
Toads & FrogsBullfrogRed-spotted Toads TreefrogsWoodhouse's Toad
Rattlesnakes- Rattlesnakes - The Sidewinder- Western Diamondback
SnakesCoral SnakeCopperheadDesert Horned ViperGopher SnakesKingsnake Striped whipsnakes
Fish Desert Pupfish Kanab Ambersnail
Other Reptiles Desert DinosaursDesert TortoiseWestern Ornate Box Turtle

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INSECTS & SPIDERS
AntsFire AntsRed Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)Harvester Ants Velvet Ants
BeesCarpenter Honeybees Killer Bees
BeetlesBlister BeetlePinacate beetle (Stinkbugs)
ButterfliesWestern Tiger SwallowtailWestern AdmiralViceroy Butterfly
MothsBlack Witch MothYucca Moth
SpidersBlack Widow Spiders Brown Recluse SpiderTarantulas Wolf Spider
Flying InsectsAssassin BugCicadas DragonfliesMosquitoPraying MantisSphinx MothTarantula Hawks
Wasps
Misc.
AphidCentipedesLeechOchineal Scale (Crimson)ScorpionsStinkbugs Ticks TermitesWalking Stick