The Sonoran Desert is a hot desert and ecoregion covering roughly 260,000 square kilometers across the Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur, and the southwestern United States in Arizona and California. It is often called the most tropical desert in North America for the density and diversity of its plant life, most famously the saguaro cactus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Biogeographic Realm Protected StatusLarge-scale biome/ecoregion spanning many jurisdictions: it contains formally protected reserves and parks alongside unprotected land, so no single stronger category applies to the region as a whole. Area (sq km) Sonoran Desert
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Source Wikipedia: Arizona bark scorpion
Source Wikipedia: Bald Eagle
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Source Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Wikipedia)
Source Desert bighorn sheep (Wikipedia)
Source Desert rosy boa (Wikipedia)
Source Plants For A Future: Echinocereus engelmannii
Source Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia
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Source Harris's antelope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Source Animal Diversity Web: Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
Source Long-eared owl (Wikipedia)
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Source Wikipedia: Ring-tailed Cat
Source Wikipedia: Physcia
The saguaro is the signature plant of Saguaro National Park, which sits within the Sonoran Desert.
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Crotalus cerastes
Source Sonoran Desert Toad (Wikipedia)
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The Sonoran Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Sonora) is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers parts of the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States (in Arizona and California).
- Biogeographic realm: nearctic (derived from location stated in entity description)
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is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America
- Open Questions: Open Question: Sonoran Desert
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Nature (Saguaro National Park, National Park Service)
National Park ServiceHosts: Saguaro Cactus, Nature - Saguaro and the Sonoran DesertQuote, Hosts: Saguaro Cactus, Nature - Saguaro and the Sonoran Desert
Saguaro National Park is in the Sonoran Desert, which is the most biodiverse desert.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDemonstrates: MonsoonView the Source Sonoran Desert Toad (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Sonoran Desert Toad, Wikipedia intro: "The Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius), (previously Bufo alvarius) also known as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a toad species found in northwestern Mexico an..."View the Source Peniocereus greggii (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Peniocereus greggii, DistributionQuote, Hosts: Peniocereus greggii, Distribution
They tend to be ubiquitous throughout the higher Sonoran Desert area around Tucson.
Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Cylindropuntia bigelovii, Distribution, Sonoran DesertQuote, Hosts: Cylindropuntia bigelovii, Distribution, Sonoran Desert
and in other Sonoran Desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
Wikipedia: Ring-tailed Cat
WikipediaHosts: Ringtail, Range and habitat, SonoranQuote, Hosts: Ringtail, Range and habitat, Sonoran
as well as the Sonoran Desert in Arizona
Harris's antelope squirrel (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Harris's antelope squirrel, Taxonomy and description, ecosystemQuote, Hosts: Harris's antelope squirrel, Taxonomy and description, ecosystem
In order to protect itself from the heat of the Sonoran Desert
Animal Diversity Web: Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
Animal Diversity WebHosts: Lesser long-nosed bat, Geographic RangeQuote, Hosts: Lesser long-nosed bat, Geographic Range
including the Sonoran Desert
Wikipedia: Arizona bark scorpion
Hosts: Arizona Bark Scorpion, Lead sectionQuote, Hosts: Arizona Bark Scorpion, Lead section
The Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus, once included in Centruroides exilicauda) is a small light brown scorpion common to the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia
Hosts: Giant Desert Centipede, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 285527, target E266733Quote, Hosts: Giant Desert Centipede, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 285527, target E266733
Scolopendra heros, commonly known as the Arizona desert centipede, giant desert centipede, giant Sonoran centipede, Texas black-tailed centipede, Texas redheaded centipede, and giant redheaded centipede, is a species of North Ame
Coyote (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHosts: Coyote, HabitatQuote, Hosts: Coyote, Habitat
As long as it was not in direct competition with the wolf, the coyote ranged from the Sonoran Desert to the alpine regions of adjoining mountains or the plains and mountainous areas of Alberta.
Wikipedia: Bald Eagle
WikipediaHosts: Bald Eagle, RangeQuote, Hosts: Bald Eagle, Range
Occupying varied habitats from the bayous of Louisiana to the Sonoran Desert and the eastern deciduous forests of Quebec and New England, northern birds are migratory, while southern birds are resident, remaining on their breeding territory all year.
Northern Mockingbird (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHosts: Northern Mockingbird, Distribution and habitatQuote, Hosts: Northern Mockingbird, Distribution and habitat
In western states such as California, the population was restricted to the Lower Sonoran Desert regions but by the 1970s the mockingbird was residential in most counties.
Wikipedia: Physcia
WikipediaHosts: Rosette Lichen, Habitat and distributionQuote, Hosts: Rosette Lichen, Habitat and distribution
In the Sonoran Desert and adjacent areas, Moberg discovered 25 species.
Long-eared owl (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Long-eared owl, MammalsQuote, Hosts: Long-eared owl, Mammals
In the Sonoran Desert of Mexico, nearly all known prey were geomyoids, in particular the Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami), which alone made up 74.7% of the foods.
Desert rosy boa (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Desert rosy boa, Distribution and habitatQuote, Hosts: Desert rosy boa, Distribution and habitat
In Arizona, the desert rosy boa occupies the western areas of the Sonoran Desert.
Desert bighorn sheep (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Desert bighorn sheep, DistributionQuote, Hosts: Desert bighorn sheep, Distribution
The range of the desert bighorn sheep includes habitats in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Chihuahuan Desert, as well as the Colorado Plateau.
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Crotalus cerastes
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHosts: Sidewinder, Geographic RangeQuote, Hosts: Sidewinder, Geographic Range
Sidewinder rattlesnakes ( Crotalus cerastes ) inhabit the southwest corner of the United States of America, extending as far west as the Mojave Desert in southern California and as far east as the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.
Plants For A Future: Echinocereus engelmannii
Plants For A FutureHosts: Echinocereus engelmannii, HabitatsQuote, Hosts: Echinocereus engelmannii, Habitats
It occurs in Sonoran and Mojavean Desert, montane forest, chaparral, great plain grassland and juniper-pinyon woodland
Open Questions (1 open question)
Open Question: Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert's own Wikipedia entry asserts, with an acknowledged caveat, that it may be the joint hottest desert on Earth, while noting possible contrary evidence exists.
What would resolve this A standardized comparative temperature survey across the world's hot deserts using one consistent measurement method and time period.
ClimatologySonoran Desert (Wikipedia)
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