Animals In The Desert Ecosystem
An ecosystem includes all the life in a particular environment or location.
Animals in the desert ecosystem. In short desert ecosystem is the community of living and non-living organisms living together and interacting in an environment which seems to be abandoned. 70 mammalian species 90 species of birds 100 species of reptiles and other smaller forms of life are found in the sahara desert. It consists of Insects such as Anopheles mosquito Caterpillar Scorpions Spiders Lice Ants Butterflies Moths and Roaches.
Generally the desert consists of several kinds of species. Desert animals include coyotes and bobcats spiders such as the black widow scorpions rattlesnakes lizards and many kinds of birds all especially adapted to the desert biome. In areas with a greater water supply the level of biodiversity increases as vegetation such as shrubs cacti and hardy trees form the foundation of a more extensive food web.
How have animals adapted to the desert. The camel has humps that store fat and water so that the camel will not get dehydrated or run out of energy. The camel is another desert animal.
A desert is an ecosystem that is very dry and that gets hardly any rain. The camel also has special eyelids and eyelashes that help to keep sand out of their eyes. Other wildlife in this desert is the mountain lion horned owl and the all too famous rattlesnake.
On the onset of rains a variety of animal like grasshoppers butterflies bees beetles and spiders and more may be seen in the desert ecosystem. Scavenging desert animals include ravens vultures crows foxes and coyotes. Below is a list of animals that live in the desert with links to additional information on each animal.
Conservation efforts are however underway to save them from going extinct. The desert fox wild dog and the wild donkey also are found in the desert. The plants and animals of the desert ecosystem have mastered the art of survival in harsh conditions.