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Xeric Shrubland

Desert and Tundra Biomes

Deserts and xeric shrublands form the largest terrestrial biome, covering about 19 percent of Earth's land surface, and receive on average less than 250 millimeters of rain a year with evaporation that outpaces rainfall. The biome is defined by woody-stemmed shrubs and other plants adapted to minimize water loss, ranging from the scorching Sahara to the cold-winter Gobi, with sharp swings between hot days and cold nights because of the lack of humidity and cloud cover. Its sparse, drought-resistant vegetation and ephemeral habitats support animal life equally adapted to extremes and to seasonal water availability.

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Climate
Annual Precipitation (mm)
200 1
Ecoregions of this habitat type usually receive less than 250mm of rain annually except at their margins; 200mm is a representative figure below that ceiling, not a single measured site.
Typical High Temperature (C)
45 2
45C is the daytime summer high Wikipedia gives for hot deserts generally (Sahara-type); this biome also covers cold deserts such as the Gobi, which never approach this heat, see the paired low figure cited to a separate source.
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Aardwolf, Species
Source Aardwolf (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: African Bullfrog
Source African sheath-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
Source Angolan slender mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Araucaria goroensis (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Asian golden cat
Source Baja California rock squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Black-tailed jackrabbit (Wikipedia)
Bolam's mouse, Species
Source Bolam's mouse (Wikipedia)
Source Brachypelma boehmei (Wikipedia)
Budgerigar, Species
Source Budgerigar (Wikipedia)
Source Bushy-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Cape gray mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Macaca fascicularis (Wikipedia)
Source Crotalus scutulatus salvini (Wikipedia)
Dama Gazelle, Species
Source Dama gazelle (Wikipedia)
Source Dapidodigma hymen (Wikipedia)
Source Desert warthog (Wikipedia)
Domestic Cat, Species
Source Wikipedia: Cat
Source East African oryx (Wikipedia)
Source Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
Gila Monster, Species
Source Gila Monster (Wikipedia)
Source Grant's gazelle (Wikipedia)
Great tit, Species
Source Great tit (Wikipedia)
Source Greater long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
Source Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
Source Indian grey mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Jumping spider
Source Lavasoa dwarf lemur (Wikipedia)
Source Lesser long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
Source Lesser Roadrunner (Wikipedia)
Source Mexican long-tongued bat (Wikipedia)
Source Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
Source Mitchell's hopping mouse (Wikipedia)
Source Madagascar succulent woodlands (Wikipedia)
Source Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
Source Perote ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Petter's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
Source Przewalski's gazelle (Wikipedia)
Pygmy rabbit, Species
Source Pygmy rabbit (Wikipedia)
Red Kangaroo, Species
Source Red Kangaroo (Wikipedia)
Source Riverine rabbit (Wikipedia)
Roman Snail, Species
Source Helix pomatia, Wikipedia
Source Ruddy mongoose (Wikipedia)
Source Salt's dik-dik (Wikipedia)
Scimitar Oryx, Species
Source Scimitar oryx (Wikipedia)
Source Selous's mongoose (Wikipedia)
Siberian Ibex, Species
Source Siberian ibex (Wikipedia)
Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago gallarum (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)

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1. Xeric Shrubland (Wikipedia)
WikipediaArticle body, climate description paragraph
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Ecoregions in this habitat type vary greatly in the amount of annual rainfall they receive, usually less than 250 millimetres (10 in) annually except in the margins.
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2. Desert (Wikipedia)
WikipediaArticle body, radiative heat loss and hot-desert daytime temperature sentence
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In hot deserts, the temperature during daytime can exceed 45 °C (113 °F) in summer and plunge below freezing point at night during winter.
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Turkey Vulture (Wikipedia)
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Lesser Roadrunner (Wikipedia)
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It inhabits open ground areas, with scrub and thorny bushes.
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Verreaux's sifaka (Wikipedia)
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dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar and the spiny thickets of the south
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Zapata sparrow (Wikipedia)
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the duller eastern race T. i. sigmani frequents arid areas of thorn-scrub and cacti
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Madagascar succulent woodlands (Wikipedia)
Home To: Pachylemur insignis, Lead, biome of the succulent woodlands
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The Madagascar succulent woodlands are a xeric shrublands ecoregion
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Bushy-tailed mongoose (Wikipedia)
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The bushy-tailed mongoose inhabits foremost open shrubland and multilayered forest.
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Yellow mongoose (Wikipedia)
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It lives in open country, semi-desert scrubland and grasslands in Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
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Angolan slender mongoose (Wikipedia)
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This mongoose inhabits dry, rocky habitats
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Cape gray mongoose (Wikipedia)
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It inhabits macchia-type vegetation (fynbos), semi-desert scrub (Karoo), thicket and forest.
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Somalian slender mongoose (Wikipedia)
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It inhabits the dry areas across the region.
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Selous's mongoose (Wikipedia)
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The Selous's mongoose lives primarily in open scrub and woodland.
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Indian grey mongoose (Wikipedia)
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The grey mongoose inhabits open forests, scrublands and cultivated fields, often close to human habitation.
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Ruddy mongoose (Wikipedia)
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The ruddy mongoose is found in forests and shrub lands in India and Sri Lanka.
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Stripe-necked mongoose (Wikipedia)
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native to forests and shrublands from southern India to Sri Lanka
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Jaliscan spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
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It inhabits xerophytic areas and oak forest
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Dama gazelle (Wikipedia)
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Its habitat includes grassland, shrubland, semi-deserts, open savanna and mountain plateaus.
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Grant's gazelle (Wikipedia)
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Grant's gazelle prefer living on short, grassy plains where they can graze, but can also be found browsing and foraging in more sparse, arid scrublands; they avoid areas with excessively high, untrimmed grass with compromised visibility of predators.
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Przewalski's gazelle (Wikipedia)
Home To: Przewalski's Gazelle, Distribution and habitat
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It inhabits flat open valleys and steppeland between mountains, and the sand dunes and semi-desert zones around lakes.
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Steenbok (Wikipedia)
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Steenbok live in a variety of habitats from semi-desert, such as the edge of the Kalahari Desert and Etosha National Park, to open woodland and thickets, including open plains, stony savannah, and Acacia-grassland mosaics.
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Siberian ibex (Wikipedia)
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Their habitat consists of a mixture of high altitude steppe, alpine meadows, and regions of semidesert.
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Salt's dik-dik (Wikipedia)
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Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) is a small antelope found in semidesert, bushland, and thickets in the Horn of Africa, but marginally also in northern Kenya and eastern Sudan.
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East African oryx (Wikipedia)
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It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx (Oryx beisa beisa) found in steppe and semidesert throughout the Horn of Africa Somalia and north of the Tana River, and the fringe-eared oryx (Oryx beisa callotis) south of the Tana River in southern Kenya Somalia and parts of Tanzania.
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Scimitar oryx (Wikipedia)
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The scimitar oryx once inhabited grassy steppes, semideserts and deserts in a narrow strip of central north Africa (especially in Niger and Chad).
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Pygmy rabbit (Wikipedia)
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Pygmy rabbits are normally found in areas on deep soils with tall, dense sagebrush which they use for shelter and food.
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Riverine rabbit (Wikipedia)
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lives among patches of thick vegetation in the Karoo of South Africa's Western and Northern Cape provinces
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Black-tailed jackrabbit (Wikipedia)
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Black-tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub-grassland terrains.
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Desert warthog (Wikipedia)
Home To: Desert warthog, Distribution and habitat
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The habitat of the desert warthog is open, arid countryside including thin woodland with scattered trees, xerophytic scrubland, and sandy plains, but not upland areas.
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Bolam's mouse (Wikipedia)
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It is found in a range of vegetation communities within the arid and semi-arid regions of Australia.
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Petter's sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
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living in dry spiny forests and some gallery forests
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White-footed sportive lemur (Wikipedia)
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inhabiting the southern subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
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Lavasoa dwarf lemur (Wikipedia)
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Its habitat lies in a transitional zone between three ecoregions: dry spiny bush, humid littoral forest, and humid forest.
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Mitchell's hopping mouse (Wikipedia)
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Typical habitat for N. mitchellii appears to be mallee shrublands on sandy dune systems.
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GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Galago gallarum (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Home To: Somali bushbaby, Habitat
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Semi-arid country (Acacia woodland and thorn scrub)
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Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and caves.
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Trident bat (Wikipedia)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves and hot deserts.
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Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat (Wikipedia)
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Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves, and hot deserts.
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Baja California rock squirrel (Wikipedia)
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It is found in desert shrubland and open mountain forests in areas of volcanic origin.
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Perote ground squirrel (Wikipedia)
Home To: Perote ground squirrel, Distribution and habitat, scrub
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only live in alkaline grasslands, arid scrubs and hilly, rocky areas
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Greater mouse-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Lesser long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
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inhabit semi-arid grassland, scrub, or forest habitats below about 550 metres (1,800 ft)
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Mexican long-tongued bat (Wikipedia)
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semi-arid thorn scrub
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Greater long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
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Its habitat includes desert scrub and open woodlands
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Crotalus scutulatus salvini (Wikipedia)
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Crotalus scutulatus salvini is found in mostly arid scrub habitat, as well as adjacent grassland and foothills, from the State of Hidalgo, south through Tlaxcala and Puebla, to southwestern Veracruz, Mexico.
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Red Kangaroo (Wikipedia)
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Its range encompasses scrubland, grassland, and desert habitats.
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Budgerigar (Wikipedia)
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Budgerigars are found in open habitats, primarily in scrublands, open woodlands, and grasslands of Australia.
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Gila Monster (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHome To: Gila Monster, Distribution and habitat
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They inhabit scrubland, succulent desert, and oak woodland, seeking shelter in burrows, thickets, and under rocks in locations with a favorable microclimate and adequate humidity.
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Aardwolf (Wikipedia)
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The aardwolf lives in the shrublands of Eastern and Southern Africa, open lands covered with stunted trees and shrubs.
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Macaca fascicularis (Wikipedia)
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It lives in a wide variety of habitats, including primary lowland rainforests, disturbed and secondary rainforests, shrubland, and riverine and coastal forests of nipa palm and mangrove.
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Wikipedia: Jumping spider
Home To: Jumping Spider, Habitat
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Tropical forests harbor the most species, but they are also found in temperate forests, scrubland, deserts, intertidal zones, and mountainous regions.
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Helix pomatia, Wikipedia
Home To: Roman Snail, Habitat
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In Central Europe, it occurs in forests and shrubland, as well as in various synanthropic habitats.
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Tiger beetle - Wikipedia
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As visual hunters, tiger beetles tend to hunt in open, relatively flat habitats, such as sand bars, woodland paths, and barren ground scrubland.
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Wikipedia: African Bullfrog
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The natural habitat of the African bullfrog is moist to dry savanna, subtropical to tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, canals, and flooded ditches.
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Wikipedia: Asian golden cat
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The species is highly adaptable to a variety of forested environments such as tropical and subtropical moist evergreen forests, mixed deciduous forests, and occasionally more open habitats like bamboo thickets and shrublands.
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Wikipedia: Cat
Home To: Domestic Cat, Habitats
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Feral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.
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Wolf (Wikipedia)
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Wolves live in forests, inland wetlands, shrublands, grasslands (including Arctic tundra), pastures, deserts, and rocky peaks on mountains.
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Araucaria goroensis (Wikipedia)
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Its habitat is maquis shrubland from 150 m (500 ft) to 550 m (1,800 ft) altitude.
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Great tit (Wikipedia)
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Riverine woodlands of willows, poplars are among the habitats of the Turkestan subspecies, as well as low scrubland, oases; at higher altitudes it occupies habitats ranging from dense deciduous and coniferous forests to open areas with scattered trees.
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Brachypelma boehmei (Wikipedia)
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These long-lived tarantulas prefer burrowing and hiding in dry scrubland.
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African sheath-tailed bat (Wikipedia)
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Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subsaharic shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves, and hot deserts.
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Dapidodigma hymen (Wikipedia)
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The habitat consists of forests and scrubland.
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Stripe-faced dunnart (Wikipedia)
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The species also inhabits a range of habitats, mainly within arid regions, occurring in low shrublands containing saltbush (Atriplex spp.) and bluebush (Maireana spp.), in spinifex grasslands on sandy soils, among sparse Acacia shrublands, in tussock grasslands on clay, sandy or stony soils, on open salt lakes, and on low, shrubby, rocky ridges.
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Mexican spiny pocket mouse (Wikipedia)
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It is found in dry shrubland at altitudes of up to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).
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White-vented Violetear (Wikipedia)
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It inhabits a variety of semi-open landscapes including scrublands, savanna, grassland, and gardens and parks.
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Tecoma stans (Wikipedia)
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It thrives in a wide variety of ecosystems, from high altitude temperate forests and tropical deciduous and evergreen forests, to xerophilous scrub and the intertropical littoral.
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