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Desert animals

Deserts and arid scrub, where animals are shaped by heat and the absence of water. These are the desert animals on Feravox.

What is in this list

The best represented groups here are mammals (116), reptiles (63), insects and spiders (38) and birds (35).

Of the 268 species here, 26 carry a threatened assessment on the IUCN Red List: critically endangered (6), endangered (7) and vulnerable (13).

Beyond those, 11 are near threatened, 200 are least concern and 31 have no Red List assessment recorded on Feravox.

Every name below opens a species page with a photograph credited to the photographer who took it, the scientific name, the Red List status, the range, the habitat and the diet.

All 268 species, page 1 of 2

AddaxCritically Endangered · Desert African CheetahVulnerable · Desert African Spurred TortoiseEndangered · Desert African Wild AssCritically Endangered · Desert African WildcatLeast Concern · Desert African WolfLeast Concern · Desert Almeda Striped RacerLeast Concern · Desert American Hog-nosed SkunkLeast Concern · Desert Anderson's Short-fingered GeckoLeast Concern · Desert Angulate TortoiseLeast Concern · Desert Anomalous EmperorNot Evaluated · Desert Antelope JackrabbitLeast Concern · Desert Arabian GazelleVulnerable · Desert Arabian OryxVulnerable · Desert Arizona Cotton RatLeast Concern · Desert Arizona MantisNot Evaluated · Desert Ash-Throated FlycatcherLeast Concern · Desert Asiatic CheetahCritically Endangered · Desert Asiatic Cheetah CatVulnerable · Desert Bactrian CamelVulnerable · Desert Banner-tailed Kangaroo RatNear Threatened · Desert Barbary Ground SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert Barking FrogLeast Concern · Desert Bewick's WrenLeast Concern · Desert Big-eared WoodratLeast Concern · Desert BilbyVulnerable · Desert Black MambaLeast Concern · Desert Black-backed JackalLeast Concern · Desert Black-Chinned HummingbirdLeast Concern · Desert Black-necked Spitting CobraLeast Concern · Desert Black-tailed RattlesnakeLeast Concern · Desert Black-Throated SparrowLeast Concern · Desert Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterLeast Concern · Desert Bordered PatchNot Evaluated · Desert Brants's Whistling RatLeast Concern · Desert Broad-Billed HummingbirdLeast Concern · Desert Burrowing OwlLeast Concern · Desert BushtitLeast Concern · Desert Cactus DeermouseLeast Concern · Desert Cactus WrenLeast Concern · Desert California Bordered Plant BugNot Evaluated · Desert California King SnakeLeast Concern · Desert California Leaf-nosed BatLeast Concern · Desert California MyotisLeast Concern · Desert Camel SpiderLeast Concern · Desert Canyon BatLeast Concern · Desert Canyon TowheeLeast Concern · Desert Canyon Tree FrogLeast Concern · Desert Cape CobraLeast Concern · Desert Cape Dune MoleratLeast Concern · Desert Cape FoxLeast Concern · Desert Cape HareLeast Concern · Desert CaracalLeast Concern · Desert Cassin's KingbirdLeast Concern · Desert Ceraunus BlueNot Evaluated · Desert Cheesman's GerbilLeast Concern · Desert CheetahVulnerable · Desert CoachwhipLeast Concern · Desert Common Sagebrush LizardLeast Concern · Desert Common Sand FrogLeast Concern · Desert Common Side-Blotched LizardLeast Concern · Desert Common Spotted WhiptailLeast Concern · Desert Copper SkinkLeast Concern · Desert Corsac FoxLeast Concern · Desert Costa's HummingbirdLeast Concern · Desert CoyoteLeast Concern · Desert Curve-Billed ThrasherLeast Concern · Desert Dama GazelleCritically Endangered · Desert Damara MoleratLeast Concern · Desert Deathstalker ScorpionLeast Concern · Desert Delalande's Beaked Blind SnakeLeast Concern · Desert Desert Banded GeckoLeast Concern · Desert Desert CatLeast Concern · Desert Desert CottontailLeast Concern · Desert Desert HamsterLeast Concern · Desert Desert HareLeast Concern · Desert Desert HedgehogLeast Concern · Desert Desert Horned LizardLeast Concern · Desert Desert Horned ViperLeast Concern · Desert Desert Kangaroo RatLeast Concern · Desert Desert LarkLeast Concern · Desert Desert LocustNot Evaluated · Desert Desert Night LizardLeast Concern · Desert Desert Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Desert Spiny LizardLeast Concern · Desert Desert Spotted SkunkLeast Concern · Desert Desert TortoiseCritically Endangered · Desert Desert WoodratLeast Concern · Desert Differential GrasshopperNot Evaluated · Desert Dik-dikLeast Concern · Desert Dinelli's MyotisLeast Concern · Desert DonkeyNot Evaluated · Desert Dorcas GazelleVulnerable · Desert Dromedary CamelLeast Concern · Desert East African OryxEndangered · Desert Eastern Brown SnakeLeast Concern · Desert Eastern Olive ToadLeast Concern · Desert Egyptian MongooseLeast Concern · Desert Fat Sand RatLeast Concern · Desert Fat-tailed DunnartLeast Concern · Desert Fennec FoxLeast Concern · Desert Frilled-necked LizardLeast Concern · Desert Fringed MyotisLeast Concern · Desert Funereal DuskywingNot Evaluated · Desert Gambel's Deer MouseLeast Concern · Desert Gambel's QuailLeast Concern · Desert GemsbokLeast Concern · Desert GerenukNear Threatened · Desert Giant Leaf-Footed BugNot Evaluated · Desert Gila MonsterNear Threatened · Desert Gila WoodpeckerLeast Concern · Desert Gold-Marked Thread-Waisted WaspNot Evaluated · Desert Golden HamsterEndangered · Desert Gopher SnakeLeast Concern · Desert Grapeleaf Skeletonizer MothNot Evaluated · Desert Gray BuckeyeNot Evaluated · Desert Great GerbilLeast Concern · Desert Great JerboaLeast Concern · Desert Great Southern WhiteNot Evaluated · Desert Greater Earless LizardLeast Concern · Desert Greater RoadrunnerLeast Concern · Desert Greater Short-Horned LizardLeast Concern · Desert Grévy's ZebraEndangered · Desert Ground PangolinVulnerable · Desert Hamadryas BaboonLeast Concern · Desert Harris' Antelope SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert Harris's HawkLeast Concern · Desert Heermann's Kangaroo RatLeast Concern · Desert Hispid Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Holzner CottontailLeast Concern · Desert Honey BadgerLeast Concern · Desert Hooded OrioleLeast Concern · Desert Hooded SkunkLeast Concern · Desert Horned ViperLeast Concern · Desert Horse-Fly Carpenter BeeNot Evaluated · Desert Houbara BustardVulnerable · Desert House FinchLeast Concern · Desert Inca DoveLeast Concern · Desert Indian Desert JirdLeast Concern · Desert Inland TaipanLeast Concern · Desert Kangaroo RatLeast Concern · Desert Karoo BushratLeast Concern · Desert Kirk Dik-dikLeast Concern · Desert Kit FoxLeast Concern · Desert Kleinmann's TortoiseCritically Endangered · Desert Korowai GeckoNot Evaluated · Desert Ladder-Backed WoodpeckerLeast Concern · Desert Lanner FalconLeast Concern · Desert Laughing DoveLeast Concern · Desert Lesser Egyptian JerboaLeast Concern · Desert Lichtenstein's Short-fingered GeckoLeast Concern · Desert Little Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Long-eared HedgehogLeast Concern · Desert Long-nosed Leopard LizardLeast Concern · Desert Long-tongued BatNear Threatened · Desert MeerkatLeast Concern · Desert Merriam's Kangaroo RatLeast Concern · Desert Merriam's Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Mexican CottontailLeast Concern · Desert Mexican Garter SnakeLeast Concern · Desert Mexican Grass-Carrying WaspNot Evaluated · Desert Mexican Ground SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert Mexican Plateau Horned LizardLeast Concern · Desert Mexican Spiny Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Middle Eastern MoleratLeast Concern · Desert Mohave RattlesnakeLeast Concern · Desert Mylitta CrescentNot Evaluated · Desert Namaqua ChameleonLeast Concern · Desert Namaqua Rock RatLeast Concern · Desert Namib Web-footed GeckoLeast Concern · Desert Nelson's Antelope SquirrelEndangered · Desert New Mexico Spadefoot ToadLeast Concern · Desert Nidua Fringe-fingered LizardLeast Concern · Desert Northern Three-lined BoaLeast Concern · Desert Ocellated SkinkLeast Concern · Desert OnagerNear Threatened · Desert Ord's Kangaroo RatLeast Concern · Desert Ornate Checkered BeetleNot Evaluated · Desert Ornate Tree LizardLeast Concern · Desert Palestine Saw-scaled ViperLeast Concern · Desert Pallas catLeast Concern · Desert Pallid BatLeast Concern · Desert Pallid-Winged GrasshopperNot Evaluated · Desert Patagonian MaraNear Threatened · Desert Pepsis marginataLeast Concern · Desert PhainopeplaLeast Concern · Desert Phaon CrescentNot Evaluated · Desert Plateau Fence LizardLeast Concern · Desert Pubescent Carpenter BeeLeast Concern · Desert PyrrhuloxiaLeast Concern · Desert Red Harvester AntNot Evaluated · Desert Red KangarooLeast Concern · Desert Red-Spotted ToadLeast Concern · Desert Redback SpiderLeast Concern · Desert Ring-tailed Ground SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert RingtailLeast Concern · Desert RoadrunnerLeast Concern · Desert Rock KestrelNot Evaluated · Desert Rock SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert Rock WrenLeast Concern · Desert Round-tailed Ground SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert Rusty-spotted GenetLeast Concern · Desert San Diego Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Sand CatLeast Concern · Desert Sand GazelleVulnerable · Desert Sand ViperLeast Concern · Desert Say's PhoebeLeast Concern · Desert Schokari Sand RacerLeast Concern · Desert Scimitar-horned OryxEndangered · Desert ScorpionLeast Concern · Desert ScorpionsLeast Concern · Desert Sechuran FoxNear Threatened · Desert ShinglebackLeast Concern · Desert Shovel-snouted LizardLeast Concern · Desert SidewinderLeast Concern · Desert Sidewinder RattlesnakeLeast Concern · Desert Sidewinder SnakeLeast Concern · Desert Silky Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Sinai AgamaLeast Concern · Desert Slender-tailed DunnartLeast Concern · Desert Sonoran Bumble BeeVulnerable · Desert Southern California Legless LizardNot Evaluated · Desert Southern Deer MouseLeast Concern · Desert Southern Red BatLeast Concern · Desert Southern Spotted SkunkLeast Concern · Desert Southwest Asian BadgerLeast Concern · Desert Spinifex Hopping MouseLeast Concern · Desert Spiny Pocket MouseLeast Concern · Desert Spotted HyenaLeast Concern · Desert SpringbokLeast Concern · Desert Striped HyenaNear Threatened · Desert Striped Leaf-nosed BatNear Threatened · Desert Tarantula Hawk WaspLeast Concern · Desert Texan CrescentNot Evaluated · Desert Texas Antelope SquirrelLeast Concern · Desert Texas Brown TarantulaNot Evaluated · Desert Texas Horned LizardLeast Concern · Desert Thicket HairstreakNear Threatened · Desert Thorny DevilLeast Concern · Desert Thorny Devil LizardLeast Concern · Desert

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