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This is a list of mammals of Arizona. It includes species native to the U.S. state of Arizona and mammals accidentally introduced into the state. However, it does not include domesticated animals that become feral and cause major disruptions to various ecosystems .
Though desert birds lack sweat glands, they can still take advantage of evaporative cooling by panting, which cools the trachea and lungs, and gular flapping, which consists of rapidly fluttering the gular skin to move air over the inner mouth and throat. [11] Kangaroo rats and other small mammals use evaporative cooling in a similar way.
Hyraxes (from Ancient Greek ὕραξ hýrax 'shrew-mouse'), also called dassies, [1] [2] are small, stout, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the family Procaviidae within the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. [3]
Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and listen for underground prey. The fennec is the smallest fox species. Its coat, ears, and kidney functions have adapted to the desert environment with high temperatures and little water. The fennec fox mainly eats insects, small mammals and birds. It has ...
This list of mammals of Nevada includes mammal species living in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] ... Western small-footed myotis ... Desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Sciurognathi. Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) Subfamily: Xerinae. Tribe ...
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States , St. Pierre and Miquelon , Canada , Greenland , Bermuda , Mexico , Central America , and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants .
Desert woodrat, Neotoma lepida; ... Western small-footed myotis, ... The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado Mountain goat Bison.