Some species of organisms that have adapted to this desert environment live in this harsh environment, such as sand gazelles and spiny-tailed lizards. This desert environment is characterized by red sand dunes and deadly quicksand. The climate is mostly dry (precipitation averages about 100 mm (3.9 in) per year but rare elsewhere (less than 50 mm), and temperatures vary between very hot in summer and seasonal night freezes in winter.The Arabian Desert ecoregion has little biodiversity although few plants grow. The numbers of many animals such as the striped hyena, jackal and honey badger have declined due to hunting, human encroachment and habitat destruction. Other species have been successfully reintroduced, such as the Arabian sand gazelle.
Some species of organisms that have adapted to this desert environment live in this harsh environment, such as sand gazelles and spiny-tailed lizards. This desert environment is characterized by red sand dunes and deadly quicksand. The climate is mostly dry (precipitation averages about 100 mm (3.9 in) per year but rare elsewhere (less than 50 mm), and temperatures vary between very hot in summer and seasonal night freezes in winter.The Arabian Desert ecoregion has little biodiversity although few plants grow. The numbers of many animals such as the striped hyena, jackal and honey badger have declined due to hunting, human encroachment and habitat destruction. Other species have been successfully reintroduced, such as the Arabian sand gazelle.
