Vegetation is primarily sagebrush scrub and piñon-juniper. The Kawich Range beardtongue (Penstemon pudicus) is a rare plant that is endemic to the range. The mountains are home to porcupines and several species of mice, and chipmunks, voles, squirrels, and gophers can also be found. American kestrels, MacGillivray's warbler, Bullock's oriole, and hairy woodpeckers also inhabit the Kawich Range.