desert animals

Arabian Camel
The Arabian Camel is the one-humped camel (it is also known as the dromedary).

Arabian Horse
Arabian Horses are a distinctive and elegant breed of riding horses that were bred by Bedouins thousands of years ago.

Armadillo
The armadillo is a small, burrowing, armored mammal.


Bactrian Camel
Bactrian Camels are two-humped camels from deserts and steppes of Asia.

Bandicoot
Bandicoots are marsupials with pointy snouts.

Bat
Bats are the only flying mammal.


Bighorn Sheep
The bighorn sheep is a wild brown sheep from mountains and deserts of North America.

Bilby
The bilby (also known as the rabbit-eared bandicoot) is a small marsupial with long ears.

Black Widow Spider
A very poisonous spider with a distinctive red hourglass marking.

Blue-tongued Skink
An Australian lizard with a long, blue tongue.

Boa Constrictor
A large constricting snake from South and Central America.

Bobcat
A fierce, short-tailed wild cat from North America.
California Quail
The California Quail (also known as the Valley Quail) is a plump bird with a forward-facing head plume.


Camel
Camels are large mammals that live in dry areas.

Collared Peccary
A pig-like mammal, also known as the javelina, from deserts and chaparrals of North and Central America.
Coyote
Coyotes are meat-eaters related to wolves.


Deer
The deer is a shy, fast-moving plant-eater.

Desert Tortoise
A tortoise from southwestern North America.

Dingo
The dingo is a wild dog from Australia.


Donkey
Donkeys are hoofed mammals adapted to desert life.

Dragonfly
The dragonfly is a flying insect with a long abdomen.

Dromedary
The dromedary is the one-humped camel (also known as the Arabian Camel).

Eagle
The eagle is a large bird of prey.


Fennec Fox
The Fennec fox is a small, desert fox with very large ears; it lives in the Sahara and in northern Saudi Arabia.

Flamingo
The flamingo is a long-legged bird that eats crustaceans. Flamingos live in a variety of habitats, including warm coastal areas, high, snowy mountains, and near alkali lakes in deserts.

Fox
The fox is a meat-eating mammal with a long, bushy tail.

Gazelle
Gazelles live in herds in Africa.


Gecko
Geckos are the only lizards that make noise. Many geckos live in desert.

Gerbil
The gerbil is a small, long-tailed rodent that is native to dry, sandy areas of Africa and Asia.

Gila Monster
A venomous lizard from deserts of southwestern North America.

Goat
Goats are sure-footed, hoofed mammals.


Gray Wolf
Gray wolves are carnivores that live in packs and howl.

Great Horned Owl
A large bird of prey from North and South America.

Hedgehog
Hedgehogs are small mammals that can roll into a prickly ball.

Iguana
Iguanas are plant-eating lizards.


Jack Rabbit
Jack rabbits are hares; they have very long legs and long ears.

Javelina
A pig-like mammal, also known as the collared peccary, from deserts and chaparrals of North and Central America.

Jerboa
The jerboa is a small, long-tailed rodent that hops.

Kangaroo
Kangaroos hop and have pouches. Their babies are called joeys.


Kangaroo Rat
A small rodent from North America.

Llama
Llama are woolly mammals from South America.

Mongoose
Mongooses are sleek, meat-eating mammals.

Mouse
Mice are small rodents with long, scaly tails.


Nabarlek
A small wallaby from northern Australia.

North American Porcupine
The North American Porcupine is a mammals that has protective, needle-like quills on its body.

Oryx
Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa.

Ostrich
The ostrich is the largest bird. It can't fly, but it runs very fast.


Owl
Owls are nocturnal hunters with eyes that face forwards.

Peregrine Falcon
The fastest flyers, who prey upon other birds.

Pika
Pikas are small, furry mammals who stockpile food for winter.

Porcupine
Porcupines are mammals with protective, needle-like quills on their body.


Pronghorn
Pronghorns are the fastest moving mammals in North America. The Sonoran Pronghorn lives in semi-desert areas.

Puma
A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the catamount, panther, mountain lion, and cougar.

Pupfish
A small fish from desert waters of southwestern North America.

Quokka
The Quokka is a marsupial from Australia, a type of wallaby.


Rabbit
A fast-moving mammal with long ears.

Rabbit-eared Bandicoot
Also known as the bilby, this small Australian marsupial has long ears.

Rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes are venomous snakes that have a rattle at the end of the tail.

Red Fox
The Red Fox is a meat-eating mammal with a long, bushy tail.


Red Kangaroo
Red Kangaroos are large roos from Australia.

Red-Tailed Hawk
The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey, a raptor from North America.

Roadrunner
Also known as the Ground Cuckoo, this bird is a fast runner that rarely flies.

Scorpion
A venomous arachnid with a large stinger on its tail. Found worldwide except in Antarctica.


Serval
A long-legged African wild cat.

Sheep
Sheep are mammals with thick, furry fur and hoofed feet.

Shrew
Shrews are tiny mammals that are quite ferocious.

Snow Leopard
Snow Leopards are rare, pale leopards from the snowy central mountains of Asia.


Spider
Spiders have eight legs.

Suricate
Suricates (also known as meerkats) are a type of mongoose that can stand upright.

Tarantula
A tarantula is a large, hairy spider.

Valley Quail
The Valley Quail (also known as the California Quail) is a plump bird with a forward-facing head plume.

Vampire Bat
Vampire bats are the only bats that drink blood.

Veiled Chameleon
A chameleon with a helmet-like casque on its head.


Vulture
The vulture is a large bird with a bald head. Vultures eat carrion.

Wallaby
Wallabies are small to medium-sized kangaroos.

White-Tailed Deer
The white-tailed deer is a shy, fast-moving plant-eater.