Desert Tortoise Size
Size of Desert Tortoise
| Weight | 3.6-7 kg [3.6 to 6.8 kg] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 10-15 cm [4–6 in (10–15 cm)] | ||
| Length | 25-36 cm [10 to 14 in (25 to 36 cm)] | ||
| Lifespan | 50-80 yrs [50-80 years] | ||
| Maximum speed | 0.3 mph | ||
The Desert Tortoise is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Reptilia, and it belongs to the order Testudines.
The Desert Tortoise belonged to the family Testudinidae, mainly distributed in Central-America, North-America. They like to live in sandy desert plains and rocky hills, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is scales, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, yellow, black, tan. it likes to eat grasses the most. In addition, grasses, herbs, flowers are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are coyote, birds, gila monster.
If we use one sentence to describe the Desert Tortoise, it is "Lives in burrows underground!".
