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From tiny beetles to majestic mountain lions, these amazing Arizona animals have learned to survive in the state's harsh, arid desert regions. It seems nothing can keep them from calling the desert home.
With an area of 86,100 square miles, there are animals that are only found in the Sonoran Desert, like the Arizona blond tarantula, lesser long-nosed bat, and Mexican long-tongued bat. They have all adapted to these deserts’ hot and harsh conditions to call it their home.
Want to learn more about the large and small mammals who live in the Sonoran Desert? Visit Southwest Wildlife's educational pages to learn more about what animals live in Arizona.
Though it’s thought of as a desert state, Arizona has a surprisingly wide variety of climates that support a wide variety of wildlife from rodents to reptiles, birds and large predators be they common and familiar or the rarest and the strange. Here is information about some of the animals in Arizona.
Sonoran desert is home to various species: mammals, fish, birds, insects, snakes... Discover 50 common animals in the Sonoran desert.
Arizona is rich in native wildlife, from large mammals like coyotes and cougars to smaller cactus mice and striped skunks. Some of the species that call Arizona home are found widely across the United States; however, they have many unique species.
From the low cactus studded flats of the Sonoran Desert, to the highest alpine peaks, the diversity of Arizona wildlife may surprise you! Your state parks are a great place to experience Arizona’s native animals in their natural settings and gain insight about their existence in this gorgeous state.
Animals. Anna's Hummingbird; Bark Scorpion; Black-tailed and Antelope Jackrabbit; Black-tailed Prairie Dog; Bobcat; Cactus Wren; Carpenter Bee; Chiricahua Leopard Frog; Collared Lizard ; Coyote; Desert Blonde Tarantula; Desert Centipede; Desert and Sonoyta Pupfish; Desert Tortoise; Elf Owl; Gambel's Quail ; Gila Monster; Gila Woodpecker; Gray ...
Desert animals and reptiles include the rattlesnake, the Gila monster, the prairie dog, coyote, javelina, horned toad, jaguar, bighorn sheep, the jackrabbit and the unusual desert bird, the roadrunner. In the mountain northland are ponderosa pine trees, aspen, walnut, maple, juniper, and oak and pinion pine.
Saguaro National Park contains a great variety of unusual animals, some of which can only be found in southern Arizona. Roadrunners, horned lizards, Gila monsters, kangaroo rats, and collared peccaries are all seen regularly by visitors.
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