Desert Animals
Animals in the Desert Biome
Desert animals include coyotes and bobcats, spiders such as the black widow, scorpions, rattlesnakes, lizards and many kinds of birds, all especially adapted to the desert biome.
Below is a list of animals that live in the desert with links to additional information on each animal.
Desert Animal Survival: How animals adapt to the desert.
Classification: How desert plants and animals are classified.
Animals | Birds &
Fish | Reptiles & Amphibians | Insects
& Spiders
ANIMALS
BIRDS & FISH
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
Lizards Toads & Frogs |
Rattlesnakes Snakes Kingsnake |
Other Reptiles
|
INSECTS & SPIDERS
Chihuahuan Desert | Great Basin Desert | Mojave Desert | Sonoran Desert
RELATED INFORMATION
General Information
Animal
Classification:
Putting the Plants and Animals in Their
Places.
Desert Food Chain: An Introduction
Spring Rattles In:
Rattlesnake Season
Debunking Myths About Rattlesnakes, Scorpions and Tartantulas.
Common Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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
Why K-12 Students Read DesertUSA.com
The Desert Environment
The North American Deserts
Desert Geological Terms
