Desert Wildlife at the Valley of Fire

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Desert Wildlife at the Valley of Fire

Desert Wildlife at the Valley of Fire Overview

Despite being located in a dry desert with little to no shade and even less water, there is actually a lot of wildlife that makes up the flora and fauna of the Valley of Fire.

Valley of Fire Animals

Seen often during the early morning and when the sun is setting when the temperatures are cooler, you may see a roadrunner, raven, or if you are really lucky… a Desert Bighorn Sheep!

Valley of Fire Birds

What is a Burrowing Owl

What is a Cactus Wren

What is a Common Raven

What is a Greater Roadrunner

Valley of Fire Insects

What is a Tarantula

Valley of Fire Mammals

What is an Antelope Ground Squirrel

What is a Badger

What is a Blacktailed Jackrabbit

What is a Coyote

What is a Desert Bighorn Sheep

What is a Kangaroo Rat

What is a Kit Fox

What is a Woodrat

Valley of Fire Reptiles

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What is a Banded Gila Monster

What is a Desert Glossy Snake

What is a Desert Iguana

What is a Mojave Desert Sidewinder

Valley of Fire Plants

Below are the articles we have developed to date on the plants found at the Valley of Fire.

Valley of Fire Cacti

What is a Barrel Cactus

What is Beavertail Cactus

What is Buckhorn Cholla

What is a Mojave Prickly-Pear

What is a Mojave Yucca

What is a Strawberry Hedgehog

Valley of Fire Wildflowers

What is a Bear-paw Poppy

What is a Desert Five-Spot

What is a Desert Trumpet

What is a Giant Four O’Clock

What is a Weakstem Mariposa

Valley of Fire Fruits

What is Coyote Melon

Valley of Fire Shrubs

What is Catclaw

What is Cheesebush

What is the Desert Holly

What is a Globe Mallow

What is Screwbean Mesquite

What is Spiny Hop-Sage

Other Valley of Fire Plants

What is Mistletoe

Desert Wildlife at the Valley of Fire