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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 .
This is a list of mammals in California, ... Desert (or Crawford's gray) shrew ... Two species of small sperm whales occur in California's waters.
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)
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.
Crawford's gray shrew is one of the smallest desert mammals and one of the world's smallest homeotherms.When fully grown, it will only grow to a size of about 1.5 to 2 in (3.8 to 5.1 cm) long, half of which is the tail, and it will only grow to a weight of about 3 to 5 g (0.11 to 0.18 oz).
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 .
This is a list of mammals in New Mexico. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes mammals extirpated from New Mexico and species introduced into the state. A total of 169 mammals are listed.
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East. Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes) Genus: Procavia. Cape hyrax, P. capensis LC