Mammals > Rodents
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Merriam’s Kangaroo RatScientific Name: Dipodomys merriamiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsSize: Total length 22 to 26 cm (8.7 to 10.2 in); tail length 12 to 16 cm (4.7 to 6.3 in)Weight: 35 to 50 g (1.2 to 1.8 oz)Lifespan: 3 to 5 years...Reptiles > Lizards
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Lesser Earless LizardScientific Name: Holbrookia maculataCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: LizardsSize: Snout-vent length 4.5 to 6.5 cm (1.8 to 2.6 in); total length 9 to 13 cm (3.5 to 5.1 in)Weight: 4 to 9 g (0.14 to 0.32 oz)Lifespan: 3 to 5...Reptiles > Lizards
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Common Side-blotched LizardScientific Name: Uta stansburianaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: LizardsSize: Total length 10 to 16 cm (4 to 6.3 in); snout-vent length 4 to 6 cm; small, agile desert lizardWeight: 4 to 9 gLifespan: 1 to 3 years in the...Mammals > Rodents
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Fat Sand RatScientific Name: Psammomys obesusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa and the Middle East, across the Sahara and Arabian Deserts from Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria east through Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Saudi...Mammals > Rodents
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Greater Egyptian GerbilScientific Name: Gerbillus pyramidumCategory: MammalsSubcategory: RodentsRange: North Africa, across the northern Sahara Desert from Mauritania, Morocco, and Mali east through Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and northern...