Terrestrial habitat of animals

Terrestrial habitat of animals

Fossorial animals

Those animals that make burrows in land and live in them are called fossorial animals.

Examples of these animals; -

· Earthworm

· Mole

· Salamander

· Badger

· Rabbit

Cursorial animals

Those animals which are fast moving are called cursorial animals.

Examples of these animals; -

· Humans

· Deer

· Zebra

· Tiger

Scanorial animals

Those animals which show climbing and crawling on land are called scanorial animals.

Example of these animals are; -

· Lizard

· Geckos

· Marbuia

Arboreal animals

These are the organisms which live slightly above the ground level are called arboreal animals.

Examples of these animals; -

· Monkey

· Squirrel

· Bird

Aerials animals

· It is the subtype of arboreal animals.

· They live in air for long duration of time.

Example

· Birds