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22 Νοε 2019 · Large mammals like the desert bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope live in the semiarid desert biome. Smaller mammals like jackrabbits, kangaroo rats, skunks and bats also survive. Other animals include insects, spiders, scorpions, reptiles and birds.
19 Οκτ 2023 · Deserts are extremely dry environments that are home to well-adapted plants and animals. The main types of deserts include hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts.
Most of the animals in the semi-arid biome are active in daytime as well as nighttime, animals such as birds, various insects, and reptiles who often search protection in underground burrows. One notable species are the jackrabbits, herbivores that eat grass, twigs, and plants.
It is located in regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-arid climates, depending on variables such as temperature, and they give rise to different biomes.
Semiarid plants include: Creosote bush, bur sage (Franseria dumosa or F. deltoidea), white thorn, cat claw, mesquite, brittle bushes (Encelia farinosa), lyciums, and jujube. During the day, insects move around twigs to stay on the shady side; jack rabbits follow the moving shadow of a cactus or shrub.
Creosote bush, bur sage, white thorn, cat claw, mesquite, brittle bush, and jujube are the names of some of the plants found in the semiarid desert. Mammals such as rabbits, kangaroo rats, and skunks, along with grasshoppers, ants, snakes, and lizards, inhabit this desert.
In semiarid deserts, you might find grasses and shrubs that can survive the limited rainfall, as well as animals like jackrabbits and foxes that are adapted to the cooler temperatures. Coastal Deserts
