Animals In The Desert Region Of California

The black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus is very common in the California desert where it feeds on shrubs and grasses.

Animals in the desert region of california. Animals survive in deserts by living underground or resting in burrows during the heat of the day. The ability either to store water or to survive on very little water. With a life span of 50 to 80 years the California desert tortoise is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.

The native freshwater fish fauna of California includes 73 species of fish. In general upper elevations catch more rain. Atacama Desert The Atacama is located in various parts of Chile a long narrow country in South America that borders the Pacific Ocean.

Desert tortoise can live up to 80 years yet most of their lives are spent sleeping in underground burrows. 3602 Inland Empire Blvd Suite C-220 Ontario CA 91764 Field Offices Email the Inland Deserts Region 909 484-0167. Mojavensis - Mohave Patch-nosed Snake Sonora semiannulata semiannulata - Groundsnake.

A light-colored coat to reflect heat. Animals such as the kit fox have special adaptations for living in the desert. American Indians were the first humans in the California desert.

Californias Desert climates rival the Mediterranean for plant and animal species richness. An interesting fact about the desert biome of California is that its home to many types of animals such as birds reptiles and even mammals. The highest temperature ever recorded on the surface of the earth 134 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded at Death Valley National Park part of the California desert region in 1913.

Desert animal adaptations include. Hypsiglena torquata deserticola - Desert Nightsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae - California Kingsnake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus - Leaf-nosed Snake Pituophis catenifer deserticola - Great Basin Gopher Snake Rheinocheilus lecontei - Long-nosed Snake S. NPS - Robb Hannawacker.