Desert Locations
The map and table that appear on this page are courtesy of the educational web site EnchantedLearning.com.
Some of the largest deserts in the world:
| Type of Desert | Name of Deserts | Location | Animals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Desert | Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria, Simpson, Gibson, Tanami | Australia | bilby, dingo, kangaroo, marsupial mole, quokka, rabbit-eared bandicoot, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Arabian Desert | Arabian Peninsula | dromedary, dung beetle, camel, civet, Egyptian vulture, flamingo, fox, gazelle, hare, hedgehog, Arabian horse, hyena, ibex, jackal, jerboa, lesser bustard, lizard, locust, oryx, peregrine falcon, porcupine, sand cobra, scorpion, skink, veiled chameleon, viper, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Chihuahuan | Mexico/S.W. USA | big free-tailed bat, coyote, diamondback rattlesnake, kangaroo rat, roadrunner, vampire bat, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Kalahari | S.W. Africa | gazelle, gerbil, ground squirrel, hyena, jackal, meerkat, springbok, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Mojave | S.W. USA | bighorn sheep, coyote, desert tortoise, jack rabbit, pupfish, sidewinder, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Monte | Argentina, South America | armadillo, cavy, jaguarundi, puma,tinamou, tuco-tuco, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Sahara | North Africa | addax antelope, barn owls, cape hare, dama deer, desert hedgehog, dorcas gazelle, fan-tailed raven, Fennec fox, gerbil, horned viper, jackal, jerboa, mouse, Nubian bustard, ostrich, sand fox, shrew, slender mongoose, spiny-tailed lizard, spotted hyena, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Sonoran | S.W. USA, Mexico | barn owl, big free-tailed bat, black widow spider, bobcat, chuckwallas, coati, collared peccary, desert iguana, desert tortoise, dragonfly, elf owl, gila monster, kangaroo rat, pack rat, Mexican gray wolf, mule deer, pupfish, rattlesnake, red-tailed hawk, roadrunner, scorpion, sidewinder, tarantula, turkey vulture, wild burros, etc. |
| Hot Desert | Thar | Indian, Pakistan | dromedary, great Indian bustard, Indian spiny-tailed lizard, jackal, sandgrouse, etc. |
| Coastal Desert | Atacama | Peru, Chile | llama, Peruvian fox, etc. |
| Cold and Hot Desert | Gobi | China, Mongolia | Bactrian camel, beetles, blue hill pigeon, desert wheatear, gazelle, gecko, Mongolian gerbil, jerboa, Gobi bear, jerboa, lizards, onager, Pallas cat, Pallas sandgrouse, Przewalski horse, short-toed larks, snow leopard, wild mountain sheep, wolf, etc. |
| Cold and Hot Desert | Iranian | Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan | monitor lizard, onager, oryx, scorpion, etc. |
| Cold and Hot Desert | Namib | S. W. Africa | fringe-toed lizard, golden mole, jackal, sidewinder, viper, web-footed gecko, etc. |
| Cold and Hot Desert | Takla Makan | W. China | Bactrian camel, jerboa, long-eared hedgehog, gazelle, etc. |
| Cold Desert | Patagonian | Argentina, South America | guanaco, lesser rhea, mara, pygmy armadillo, tuco-tuco, Patagonian weasel, foxes, puma, hawks, eagles, etc. |
| Cold Desert | Turkestan | Middle East | Asian tortoise, gazelle, gerbil, saiga antelope, etc. |
| Cold Desert | Antarctic Desert | Antarctica | Brown skua, penguins, mites, springtails, worms, etc. |
| Semi-arid Desert | Great Basin | USA | bighorn sheep, jack rabbit, pocket mouse, pronghorn antelope, sage thrasher, etc. |