Desert Animals

Animals in the Desert Biome

Animals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects & Spiders

Below is a list of animals that live in the desert with links to additional information on each animal. Learn how they survive in the desert biome.

Desert Animal Survival: How animals adapt to the desert.
Classification: How desert plants and animals are classified.

Jump to alphabetical list of animals

Jump to alphabetical list of animals

African Wild Dog Arabian Wildcat Armadillo Ankole Longhorn Cattle Badger Bats Bighorn Sheep Bear (Black) Bison (Plains Bison) Bobcat Buffalo (Plains Bison) Bison - Beefalo BurrosCairo Spiny Mouse Camels: - Bactrian Camel (two humps) - Dromedary Camels (one hump) - Southwestern Camel Experiment Cheetah Chipmunk, Panamint Coati, White-Nosed Collared Peccary Cottontail RabbitCougar CoyoteCoyote ebook Dama Gazelle Deer - Mule Deer - White-Tailed Desert Shrew Dingo Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Q&A Dolphin

Elephant Elk Ferret Finback Whale Fox (Gray) Giraffe Gopher Ground Sloth, Shasta (extinct) Gray Fox Hippopotamus Jaguars Jackal Javelina Jerboa Wild Horses Kangaroo Rats Kangaroo, Red Kit Fox Lion LLama Long-Tailed Weasel Mountain Lion Mule Deer Otter - River Porcupine Prairie Dogs Pronghorn Przewalski’s Horse

Rabbits - Cottontails Jack Rabbits Raccoon Red Kangaroo Rhinoceros Ringtailed Cat River Otter Sea Lion - California Shasta Ground Sloth (extinct) Skunk Snow Leopard Spiny Mouse Spotted Hyena Squirrel Weasel, Long-Tailed Whale - Finback White Tail Deer Wild Burros Wild Horses Wolves California Wolf Center Woodrats (Pack Rats) Zebra

Animals | Birds | Fish | Reptiles | Amphibians | Insects & Spiders

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General Information

Animal Classification:
Putting the Plants and Animals in Their Places.

Spotting Sonoran Desert Wildlife

Desert Animal Survival

Desert Food Chain

Desert Food Chain: An Introduction

Spring Rattles In: Rattlesnake Season

Insect Diversity

Discover the World of Insects

Debunking Myths About Rattlesnakes, Scorpions and Tartantulas.

Common Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Hibernation: The Deep Sleep

Migration

Cetaceans: Marine Mammals in the Sea of Cortez

Hantavirus: Virus Carried by Deer Mice

Looking for Birds in the Southwest? Follow the Water

Videos of Desert Animals
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