Tundra: precipitation > 20cm/y: mostly as snow , avg. temp: -15 C to 5C, lichens, mosses, sedges, few dwarf woody shrubs, ptarmigan, migratory birds in summer, arctic fox, snowshoe hare, lemming, wolves, caribou, reindeer, Taiga: precipitation 10-100 cm/y, avg. temp: C to 14C, cool summer, cold winter, cone-bearing evergreens, few lichens, and mosses, woodpeckers, rodents, moose, lynx, wolves, fox, Deciduous Forest: precipitation 75-150 cm/y, avg. temp: 14C to 27C, well-defined summer and winter seasons, broad-leaved trees, mosses, lichens, ferns, insects and birds: ground-dwelling birds, Grassland: two types, prairies and savanna, precipitation: 25-57cm/y, avg. temp: 18C-30C, grasses, scattered trees, forbs, hawks, snakes, mice, coyotes, elephants, cheetah, lion, hyena, Rainforest: precipitation >200 cm/y, avg. temp: 25C-30C, may have short dry season, broad-leaved trees, evergreen and deciduous, vines and shrubs, air plants, hummingbirds, snakes, lizards, frog, monkeys, Desert: precipitation < 25cm/y, hot days cold nights, avg. temp: 12C-27C, succulent plants (cacti) and non-succulent (sage brush), running birds (ostrich, roadrunner), coyote, bats, rodents, rabbits, antelope, sheep, camels, goats,

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