Describing the major Biomes on the earth and their characteristics

تقع الأراضي القطبية و التندرا في أقصى شمال الأرض وجنوبها ، في القطبين الشمالي والجنوبي ، تغطيهما الثلوج طيلة أيام السنة وتشكلان أشد الأنظمة البيئية قساوة على سطح...

خريطة توضح أنواع النباتات الطبيعية وهي الغابات والحشائش والأعشاب الصحراوية

هناك نوعان من الصحاري هما الصحراء الجليدية وتقع ضمن الإقليم القطبي ، و الصحراء الحارة وتقع ضمن الإقليم الصحراوي

Describing the major Biomes on the earth and their characteristics

Painting of North American porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum):They inhabit much of North America between the Arctic Ocean and northern Mexico. Porcupines are found throughout most of Alaska and Canada, in the northern part of the Great Lakes region, all throughout the west and northeast regions of...

Painting of Black-capped marmot (Marmota camtschatica):Eastern Siberia.Alpine and arctic tundra areas where permafrost is absent. Hibernate as family groups from mid-September to May.Variety of plants, some invertebrates, and small mammals.Vulnerable.

Painting of Northern collared lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus):Northern Greenland and Queen Elizabeth Islands, south to Baffin and Southampton islands and northeastern District of Keewatin, Canada.Tundra. Is generally terrestrial, but has been seen in the water. Burrows lead to nests that are...

Painting of Northern bog lemming (Synaptomys borealis):These animals are found in wet northern forests, bogs, tundra and meadows in Canada, Alaska and northern Washington and New England. They feed on grasses, sedges, other green vegetation and mosses, also snails and slugs. Their droppings are...

Painting of Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus).Circumpolar, entire tundra zone of the Holarctic, including most of the Arctic islands.Found in alpineand arctic tundra, usually in coastal areas.Feed human food, dead or alive, carrion, marine mammals, invertebrates, sea birds, and fish.Not threatened.

Painting of Red fox (Vulpes vulpes),The red fox occurs across Europe and Asia as far south as the Himalayas. It is found in Egypt,Algeria,North America and the Gulf Coast in the United States.They can live in semi-desert scrub in Africa and on the tundra in Alaska.Feed on mammals, mainly rodents...

Painting of American mink (Mustela vison). DISTRIBUTION Occurs throughout North America.They now inhabit South America and most of western Europe. HABITAT American mink occur in proximity to water in a wide variety of habitats from farmland to pastures, mixed forests, prairies, and evergreen...

Painting of Wolverine (Gulo gulo). DISTRIBUTION Throughout the northern part of North America and Asia.HABITAT Mostly in boreal forests, taiga, and tundra.FEEDING AND DIET Wolverines are mostly scavengers. They also eat small mammals, birds and bird eggs,

Painting of American black bear (Ursus americanus). HABITAT Commonly woods with thick undergrowth, wetland areas, meadows, tundra particularly in Labrador, and sometimes disturbed sites near human activity. BEHAVIOR :Spend most of the day and night resting in a clump of leaves on the ground,...

Painting of Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus) DISTRIBUTION Throughout the boreal forests of Canada from the western Yukon to east of the Ontario-Quebec border and south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico. HABITAT Coniferous forests and forest edges but occurs in a...

Painting of Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus), DISTRIBUTION Formerly occurred through northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland into northern Eurasia. May have survived in northern Siberia until 3,000–4,000 years ago. Also introduced to west Greenland, Wrangel Island, and the Taimyr...

Painting of Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus), DISTRIBUTION Scandinavia. HABITAT Open tundra and subarctic bogs.Feed on mosses, lichens, bark, and some grasses.

Painting of Collared pika (Ochotona collaris), Distribution:West-central Mackenzie, southern Yukon, and northwestern British Columbia, Canada; and southeastern Alaska, United States.Habitat:Open, rocky areas, including grasslands, northern tundra, and mountain slopes to elevations over...

Painting of Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus), Distribution:Tundra of Canada from Newfoundland and Labrador to the Mackenzie Delta of the Northwest Territories, Arctic Islands, and in Greenland, Habitat:Mountainous and lowland areas. Nocturnal, generally solitary, but groups may range from...

Painting of Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), DISTRIBUTION Circumpolar in tundra and taiga habitats from Britain to Japan. HABITAT Common in tundra, taiga habitats, and mixed forests. Prefer transition zones with open clearings, and in swamps and river valleys. In Scotland found on heather...

Painting of The Asian Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland.

Painting of Northern raven (Corvus corax) DISTRIBUTION Most widespread corvid found in most of the Northern Hemisphere. HABITAT A wide variety of habitats, generally open and away from human habitation, including treeless tundra. FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET Mainly carrion feeder, but...

خريطة توضح أهم البيئات الأرضية ، وهي : بيئة التندرا ، والبيئة القطبية ، وبيئة الغابات الاستوائية والصنوبرية ، والبيئة الصحراوية ، وبيئة المراعي

Painting of Horned lark ( Eremophila alpestris) DISTRIBUTION Holarctic; widespread in North America, northern and southeastern Europe, northern and central Asia. Separated populations in Morocco, Lebanon, northern Israel, and South America (Colombia).HABITAT Steppes, semideserts, arctic tundra;...

Painting of Red-throated pipit ( Anthus cervinus) DISTRIBUTION Breeds in northern Scandinavia east through arctic Russia to Bering Strait and western Alaska; winters in east Africa south to Tanzania, Turkey, Middle East, and southeast China, southeast Asia, and northern Indonesia. HABITAT Shrubby...