Animals In The Desert That Eat Cactus

Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii eating cacti Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico USA A Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus perches in a tree in the desert in Lost Dutchman State Park in Arizona.

Animals in the desert that eat cactus. The Cactus Wren needs very little water and can obtain much or all of its water from the food it eats. Cacti singular cactus are a class of plants that grow in desert regions. There are pictures of mule deer land iguana desert squirrel cactus mouse desert tortoise African blue tit birds desert cottontail rabbits as well.

Similarly what animal eats cholla cactus. Bats and moths and some birds eat the nectar. Reptiles eat cacti and their flowers.

Javelinas a piglike animal like a small version of the wild boar of european forests eat prickly pears too spines and all. Animals such as deers squirrels birds beetles tortoises pack rats javelinas antelopes and jackrabbits all eat cactus fruit. Although the Coyote eats other animals it can also survive on the prickly pear cactus and its fruits.

The Cactus Wren is found in arid deserts of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The carnivorous American Dippers which may appear at streams issuing from the mountains into the desert during the winter months feed on aquatic animal life at the bottom of the rushing waters. Youll identify these rodents with their long tails of about 8.

Scorpions and spiders also consume insects. Some of the animals that can eat cactus are Camels Ground Squirrel Jackrabbits Gophers Prairie dogs Galapagos Land Iguana Horses Packrats Woodpecker Eastern Cottontail Collared Peccary some cows and horses Alpaca etc. North Scottsdale resident Jim Bamberg recently came across the critter outside his home.

These are big teeth marks Bamberg. A number ofinsects are parasites on these cacti. Jackrabbits eat Prickly Pear cactus and do so near the base where there are no large spines.