2. Carnivores
Omnivores
Herbivores
Producers
Decomposers

3. Desert varnish
Carnivores Decomposers:
In the Desert it is hard for many decomposers to stay
They usually make Rocks go yellow alive because they like moist areas. One of the only
in the desert. They are a amazing decomposers in Deserts is bacteria because they are
type of bacteria/fungus. They have so small and can live in the air. Some of the other
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learned how to live in harse Omnivores
contioners.
decomposers in the desert are beetles, earth worms
and millipedes
Beetle(Coleoptera)
Herbivores
Producers Millipedes(Diplopoda)
Earthworm(Lumbricina)
Decomposers

4. Saguaro Cactus- Carnegiea gigantean
The Saguaro Cactus can be found in the Sonoran Desert, which includes
Arizona and New Mexico. Each year, the Saguaro Cactus produces
Carnivores
flowers, which occur through obtaining water, which is rare in the dryness
of a desert. However, the Saguaro grows very slowly, which allows it to
store water. Various birds and mammals often prey on the flowers of the
Producers !!
cactus.
Omnivores
Sturt Desert Pea- Swainsona Formosa
The Sturt Desert Pea is found in Australia, especially in the central region.
Because water may be scarce, this plant germinates, grows, and seeds very
quickly. Herbivores
Ocotillo- Fonquieria splendens
The Ocotillo is found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts,
ranging from California to Texas. The Ocotillo also produces
flowers annually, based on how much rainfall there is. These seeds
Producers
are sometimes eaten by White-winged doves, Harris Antelope
Squirrels, and Costa’s Hummingbird.
Joshua Tree- Yucca brevifolia
The Joshua Tree is found in the Mojave Desert, including
Decomposers
California, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. Occasionally, the Joshua
Tree will produce flowers, depending on how much rain fall
there is that year.

5. Chuckwalla(Sauromalus obesus)
The chuckwalla is a large lizard located mostly in the deserts of
Carnivores
Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and sometimes California and Mexico.
Due to the dry climate of deserts, chuckwallas try to find juicy
fruits and vegetables to acquire food, including dandelions and
watercress. Predators include hawks and snakes.
Desert Bighorn Sheep(Ovis Canadensis)
Omnivores
Desert Bighorn Sheep are commonly found in the same areas as
chuckwallas, in the Southwestern U.S. They graze like many other
Herbivores !!
goats or sheep, but can also adapt to eating small twigs, leaves, and
shoots when food is scarce.
Herbivores
Gambel’s Quail(Callipepla gambelii)
Gambel’s Quails are also found in the Southwest of the United States, mostly
eating leaves and other greens to obtain moisture in the dry heat. Along with
greens, they also eat various seeds and occasionally fruits from cacti. These
Producers
quails are preyed on by raptors, snakes, foxes, bobcats, and coyotes.
Desert Tortoise(Gopherus agassizii)
The Desert Tortoise can be found in the Mojave and Sonoran
Deserts of Southern Nevada, Southeastern California and into
Mexico. Their primary diet includes herbs, grasses, and
Decomposers
wildflowers. Common predators of the Desert Tortoise are
ravens, Gila monsters, kit foxes, badgers, roadrunners, and
coyotes.

6. Jerboa(Genus allactaga)
Eat insects, found throughout Northern Africa and Asia east to northern China and
Carnivores
Manchuria.They tend to be found in hot deserts.
Rabbit Eared Bandicoot-
Macrotis leucura
Its like and Kangaroo
Rabbit, predators are foxes.
Omnivores
Omnivores!!
Coatimundi- Nasua narica
a mammal in the raccoon family, particularly a solitary male,
Herbivores
Producers
Decomposers

7. Carnivores
Carnivores!!
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
The greater Road runner lives around the Sousewestern Us and
mexico. It eats many types of insects, scorpions etc.
Omnivores
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
The red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey. It lives from alaska to the Panamas. It
mainly feeds on Smally mammals, Birds, and Reptiles
Herbivores
Bobcat(Lynx rufus)
The Bobcat lives around southern Canada to mexico. The Bobcat likes
rabits and Hares, but when hunger it will eat anything from insects to
deers.
Producers
Coyote(Canis latrans)
The Coyote usually eats “voles, prairie dogs, eastern
cottontails, ground squirrels, and mice.” They live around
Canada, Mexico and the United States, and three in Central
Decomposers
America.

8. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Roadrunner#Habitat
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_Hawk
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat
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