Tundra Biome Animals And Plants
These amazing polar bears live in this Tundra biome.
Tundra biome animals and plants. To name a few common plants there are the bearberry arctic moss Diamond Leaf Willow Caribou moss and many more. Tundra wildlife includes small mammalssuch as Norway lemmings Lemmus lemmus arctic hares Lepis arcticus and arctic ground squirrels Spermophilus parryii and large mammals such as caribou Rangifer tarandus. Arctic Moss Arctic Willow Caribou Moss Labrador Tea Arctic Poppy Cotton Grass Lichens and Moss.
The tundra is also a windy place the tundra plants grow together as plants sheltered from the whipping winds are more to survive. The extremely cold temperatures makes it a difficult environment to survive in during the winter and plants and animals have a. They have a high tolerance for the cold.
Animals in the tundra are also adapted to extreme conditions and they take advantage of the temporary explosion of plant and insect life in the short growing season. The caribou has lots of thick hide and is able to also. But some animals like the caribou or musk oxen can eat the lichens and other plants.
Animals need shelter and insulation in the Tundra. The musk oxen manage. Caribou moss reindeer moss is seen growing abundantly in the alpine tundra.
Wolves ermine arctic shrew dall sheep reindeer mosquitoes and black flies. Its extremely low temperatures and short growing seasons do not allow for much plant life. Elk marmots mountain goats pikas sheep beetles butter.
And the musk ox which is a large vegetarian mammal that lives in cold snowy regions - similar to the. ANIMALS AND PLANTS COMMON IN THE TUNDRA BIOME. Animals such as polar bears caribou arctic fox arctic hare snowy owl musk ox and rock ptarmigan take over the tundra.