Alpine Tundra Animals List

Very characteristic animal of the alpine tundra where they live well adapted to low temperatures thanks to their fur large tail and small ears.

Alpine tundra animals list. The alpine tundra has a very linear ecosystem. Because alpine tundra is located in various widely separated regions of the earth there is no animal species common to all areas of alpine tundra. The animals that live there can be combined into three groups.

Small trees dwarf shrubs bear grass wild potato pygmy bitter-root moss campion bristle cone pine. Some examples of alpine tundra animal migrants are. Dalls sheep Ovis dalli moose Alces alces chamois Rupicapra mountain sheep Ovis canadensis ibex Capra and North American elk Cervus canadensis.

Animals found in the tundra include the musk ox the arctic hare the polar bear the arctic fox the caribou and the snowy owl. Life in the Tundra â Tundra. The arctic animal also adapted for extreme conditions of polar region.

Arctic tundra animals names. Some alpine animals include the mountain goat North America the llama and alpaca South America the chinchilla South America the Alpine Ibex the Chinese Mountain Cat China cougar North and South America the Alpine Stream Salamander China yak Tibet and various rodents and birds including the Golden Eagle. They feed mainly on herbs and roots.

The grizzly bear shown left regulates and maintains the food chain. Animals that live on the tundra must be able to adapt to very cold temperatures. Located to the south of the arctic tundra are the boreal forests or taiga.

November 25 2017 from Blue Planet Biomes. Tundra is a biome or type of environment which is characterized as treeless cold and relatively dry. They are herbivores so in alpine tundras they can find grass sedge herbs shrubs ferns mosses and lichen to eat.