Coniferous Forests Grassland Tropical Rainforest Pond Ocean Antarctic Tundra Temperate Deciduous Forest Savanna Prairie Swamp Intertidal Zone Coral Reef Desert Animal Printouts Deserts cover about one-third of the Earth's land area. The desert is a harsh environment with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. 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. Hot Desert Mojave S.W. USA bighorn sheep, coyote , desert tortoise , jack rabbit , pupfish , sidewinder, etc. Hot Desert Monte Argentina, South America armadillo , cavy, jaguarundi, puma,tinamou, tuco-tuco, etc.