Biomes Calendar 2002 Calendars to print, color, and read. The desert is a harsh environment with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. Deserts are very dry regions with limited plant and animal life. The biggest desert is northern Africa's Sahara Desert.
Different animals live in the different types of deserts.
Animals that live in the desert have adaptations to cope with the lack of water, the extreme temperatures, and the shortage of food. Most desert animals are small. Hot Desert Arabian Desert Arabian Peninsula dromedary , dung beetle, camel, civet, Egyptian vulture, flamingo , fox , gazelle , hare, hedgehog , Arabian horse , hyena, ibex, jackal, jerboa, lesser bustard, lizard, locust, oryx, peregrine falcon , porcupine , sand cobra, scorpion, skink, veiled chameleon , viper, etc. S.W. USA big free-tailed bat, coyote , diamondback rattlesnake , kangaroo rat , roadrunner , vampire bat , etc. Hot Desert Kalahari S.W. Africa gazelle , gerbil , ground squirrel, hyena, jackal, meerkat , springbok, etc.