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Gundis or comb rats (family Ctenodactylidae) are a group of small, stocky rodents found in Africa.They live in rocky deserts across the northern parts of the continent. The family comprises four living genera and five species (Speke's gundi, Felou gundi, Val's or desert gundi, common or North African gundi and Mzab gundi), as well as numerous extinct genera and species. [1]
This animal has a body length (including the head) of between 4 and 26 cm (1.6 to 10 in.), with an additional 7 – 30 cm (2.75 to 12 in.) of tail, which is always longer than the full body. Jerboa dental records reveal a slow increase in crown heights and that corresponds to a more open and dryer ecosystem.
This is a list of mammals observed in the U.S. state of Utah.. American bison Belding's ground squirrel Black-tailed jackrabbit Desert bighorn sheep Cliff chipmunk Elk North American porcupine Spotted bat Western spotted skunk Yellow-bellied marmot
The fennec fox's large ears help keep it cool: when the blood vessels dilate, blood from the body cycles in and dissipates over the expanded surface area. [1]A xerocole (from Greek xēros / ˈ z ɪ r oʊ s / 'dry' and Latin col(ere) 'to inhabit'), [2] [3] [4] is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert.
One of the giraffes is male, while the other, smaller, is female. The Dabous Giraffes are located on a sandstone outcrop in the Ténéré desert in the first foothills of the Aïr Mountains, about 110 km north of Agadez and a few kilometres from the Trans-Saharan Highway. They are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world. [2]
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Colorado Desert fringe-toed lizard: Uma notata Baird, 1858: Imperial County, California to Sonora, Mexico. Mohawk Dunes fringe-toed lizard: Uma thurmanae Derycke, Gottscho, Mulcahy, & De Queiroz, 2020: southern Arizona. Mojave fringe-toed lizard: Uma scoparia Cope, 1894: California to western Arizona Yuman Desert fringe-toed lizard: Uma cowlesi ...