prairie dog Vulpes macrotis or Northern desertic fox Taxidea taxus or giant badger Choeronycteris mexicana Leptonycteris curasoae Leptonycteris nivalis Spizella wortheni Aquila chrysaetos Falco mexicanus or Mexican hawk Asio flammeus Parabuteo unicinctus Cophosaurus texanus Crotaphytus collaris Thamnophis cyrtopsis Phrynosoma orbiculare Kinosternon integrum or mud turtle In Wirikuta there are 567 registered plant species. Most of the cactaceaes of Wirikuta are on the list of Mexican endangered species (Norma Oficial Mexicana de Plantas Amenazadas y en Peligro de Extinción). A big portion of its flora and fauna is endemic, meaning it can only be found there. These are some of the flora of Wirikuta: Lophophora williamsii or peyote Ariocarpus retusus Manfreda brunnea Sagittaria macrophylla Pinus culminicola Pinus nelsoni Pinus pinceana Echinocactus Larrea tridentata Agave lechuguilla Yucca Mezquite Brahea berlandier Sedum catorce Astrophytum myriostigma Lophophora alberto-vojtechii Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus Pelecyphora strobiliformis Cactaceae - there's 73 species Opuntia - there's 300 species Echeveria sp. - there's 393 species References External links Art at ISI Erowid Experience Vaults Huichol Religion in Mexico Religious places of the indigenous peoples of North America World Heritage Sites in Danger