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Pages in category "North American desert fauna" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Western Sahara.Of the mammal species in Western Sahara, three are critically endangered, one is endangered, five are vulnerable, and one is near threatened.
The fennec fox's large ears help keep it cool: when the blood vessels dilate, blood from the body cycles in and dissipates over the expanded surface area. [1]A xerocole (from Greek xēros / ˈ z ɪ r oʊ s / 'dry' and Latin col(ere) 'to inhabit'), [2] [3] [4] is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert.
Many desert animals (and plants) show especially clear evolutionary adaptations for water conservation or heat tolerance and so are often studied in comparative physiology, ecophysiology, and evolutionary physiology. One well-studied example is the specializations of mammalian kidneys shown by desert-inhabiting species. [81]
"Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006; Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of birds of Western Sahara". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase; Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: a Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1
Birds and butterflies have also been studied, but less is known about other parts of the animal kingdom. [6] Some of the larger mammals found here include the dromedary camel, the Arabian tahr, the Arabian wolf, the Arabian red fox and fennec, the caracal, the striped hyena, the sand cat, the rock hyrax, and the Cape hare. [10]
Pages in category "Fauna of the Sonoran Desert" The following 137 pages are in this category, out of 137 total. ... This page was last edited on 10 September 2022, at ...