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Other animals found here are the Heermann kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni), Santa Cruz kangaroo rat (Dipodomys venustus), and the endangered white-eared pocket mouse (Perognathus alticolus). [1] Another notable insect resident of this ecoregion is the rain beetle (Pleocoma sp.) It spends up to several years living underground in a larval ...
Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion — located in California and Baja California The main article for this category is California chaparral and woodlands . Contents
Although the chaparral is widely considered "fire-dependent," this is a misconception. Varying factors including the species present, angle and direction of the slope on which the chaparral grows, and local climate conditions affect how well the environment is able to respond to fire, along with the frequency, intensity, and seasonality of the ...
[6] [7] Desert chaparral is a regional ecosystem subset of the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, with some plant species from the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion. Unlike cismontane chaparral, which forms dense, impenetrable stands of plants, desert chaparral is often open, with only about 50 percent of the ground covered. [8]
The plant species of the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion are diverse, with high endemism. [2] The main plant communities are coastal sage scrub , California coastal prairie , chamise chaparral , southern oak woodland, pine forests, riparian woodland, and salt marshes .
Shrublands of Chamise, Manzanita species, and scrub oak tend to dominate the lower elevations of California montane chaparral and woodlands. This ecoregion contains several oak species, including coast live oak, canyon live oak (golden-cup oak), interior live oak, tan oak, and Engelmann oak. It has eight endemic conifer species.
Animals that may be found in this zone include the dark-eyed junco, mountain chickadee, western gray squirrel, mule deer, and American black bear. [4] The endangered Yosemite toad is found in montane forests of the central Sierra Nevada, at elevations of 4,790 to 11,910 feet (1,460 to 3,630 m). [8]
The roadrunners (genus Geococcyx), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States, Mexico and Central America, [2] [3] usually in the desert. Although capable of flight, roadrunners generally run away ...