Opossum

Plant Life and Wildlife in Mexico

Northern America

Plant life in Mexico

Mexico’s flora is rich in endemic plants, ie plants found only in one area. In the driest areas there is desert vegetation with many succulents. Here you will find cactus species, palm lilies (Yucca), agave species and the strange plants ocotillo, Fouqieria splendens and boojum trees, Idria columnaris. In salt-rich desert areas, for example. grass species tobora, Hilaria mutica. Open plains with gram-grass, Bouteloua, and thorny shrubs, among others. mesquite, covers large parts of the northern states. Mesquite has given a name to its own type of vegetation. The mountain areas are mainly covered by forest, the species composition varies with temperature and rainfall. In the higher mountain areas, there are pine forests with, among other things. juniper species Juniperus mexicana and pine species Pinus hartwegii. In temperate areas, pine and oak forests grow with more than 100 species of oak. From this comes Georgians and Sinia, which are grown as ornamental plants in Norway. Mesquite, grasslands and pine and oak forests cover over 70% of the area. In warmer and more rainy areas, there are forests of evergreen and deciduous trees, and where rainfall and temperature are highest, e.g. in Yucatán, there is tropical rainforest with a plethora of palm trees, ferns, orchids and species in the pineapple family as well as mahogany, sapodillas and cocoa trees. In the southwest it is the most tropical savanna.

Succulents

Succulents have become popular ornamental plants and are often easy to care for as they can cope in periods without water.

Wildlife in Mexico

Animal geographically, Mexico falls into two parts, because the nectic and the neotropical region here border each other.

The highlands belong to the nectar region and exhibit the same species as the rest of North America north to the tree border. Species such as bobcats, ørkenkattrev, Mule Deer and wild turkey has its make cleaning here.

Axolotl or tiger salamander

Axolotl or tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum); albino.

Coastal areas belonging to the Neotropic ecozone region with karakterdyr which possums, armadillo, anteaters, Tapir, Hokko (large fowl ) and toucans.

Rødgaupa is somewhat smaller than our gaupe and lives in North America.

Rødgaupa is somewhat smaller than our gaupe and lives in North America.

Mexiaco has numerous hummingbird and parrot species. More than 1,100 bird species have been observed, including many migratory and wintering guests from the United States and Canada. The West Monkeys have its northern boundary around 23 ° N.

Opossum

Opossum. A large-eared ear fossa, Didelphis marsupialis.

Reptiles are richly represented, including iguanas and gilus, and other strange amphibians. the well-known axolotl.

The Gulf of California and the northern Pacific coast have rich fish and crustacean fauna.

Armadillos

Armadillos. American ribbon belt animal.