Global map of desert biome (in yellow)
Abiotic factors and distinctive features
Climate:
-The Hot Desert: 64 degrees to 110 degrees Fahrenheit
-The Semiarid Desert: 80 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
-The coastal desert: 55 degrees to 73 degrees Fahrenheit
-The cold desert: 28 degrees to 39 degrees Fahrenheit
Rainfall: Less than 10 inches annually
Location: Between 15' and 35' Latitude
-Northern Africa
-Southwest North America (California, US)
-Parts of Australia
-The Hot Desert: 64 degrees to 110 degrees Fahrenheit
-The Semiarid Desert: 80 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
-The coastal desert: 55 degrees to 73 degrees Fahrenheit
-The cold desert: 28 degrees to 39 degrees Fahrenheit
Rainfall: Less than 10 inches annually
Location: Between 15' and 35' Latitude
-Northern Africa
-Southwest North America (California, US)
-Parts of Australia
Specific location: Mojave and sonoran deserts (Southern california, us)
Tall plant: chain fruit cholla
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/479675434.jpg?320)
Scientific Name: Opuntia fulgida
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: Grows up to 15 feet tall and 6 feet across
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: Grows up to 15 feet tall and 6 feet across
Low Growing Plant: mojave aster
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/753429262.jpg?250)
Scientific Name: Xylorhiza tortifolia
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: Grows up to 3 inches tall and 2 inches wide
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: Grows up to 3 inches tall and 2 inches wide
Member of the class aves: Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/956438036.jpg?440)
Scientific Name: Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Secondary and Tertiary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Carnivore
-Smaller birds
-Lizards
-Insects
-Small rodents
-Frogs
-Earthworms
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Secondary and Tertiary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Carnivore
-Smaller birds
-Lizards
-Insects
-Small rodents
-Frogs
-Earthworms
Member of the class mammalia: sonoran pronghorned antelope
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/402983791.jpg)
Scientific Name: Antilocarta americana sonoriensis
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Herbs
-Cacti
-Desert grasses
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Herbs
-Cacti
-Desert grasses
Member of the class reptilia or amphibia: desert tortoise (reptile)
![Picture](/uploads/5/2/6/0/52607007/866591822.jpg?340)
Scientific Name: Gopherus agassizii
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Herbs
-Grasses
-Small cacti
-Annual flowers
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Herbivore
-Herbs
-Grasses
-Small cacti
-Annual flowers