Urban fauna is part of the inhabitants of Mexico City. Perhaps because they are a metropolis, people think there are no animals beyond dogs, cats and some birds; nevertheless, Fauna is composed of more than three species And they are very close to your home, your work or your school, but sometimes they go unnoticed.
While the calls «Domestic animals» make up the most common urban faunathey are part of a minority already telling them, they are privileged since – in most cases – they are very well cared for and their basic needs are met; But those who are badly called «street«, They have no such attention, so we cannot reduce the term»urban fauna”To house animals, but not those who consider them dirty such as rats, birds and insects either.
What is urban fauna?
Urban fauna is divided into several categories starting with the Domesticas we said before, are dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, tarantulas, fish, etc., that is, pets. There are also introducedthat are animals that were expelled from home, such as puppies that cannot be maintained after childbirth, or pigeons, to give a couple of examples. The invasive fauna It refers to insects such as cockroaches, spiders, rats, crickets or others that are even considered pests. And finally, The wild are And that are those, whose ecosystem is part of the city, such as Tlacuaches, Cacomixtles and even Águilas.
Of this type of animals is what we will talk about this occasion, They are in the CDMX coexisting among citizens and maybe, you haven't even seen them carefully; But the truth is that They are original species that already lived in these spacesprior to urbanization. So, in effect, we are the invaders.
Ajolotes can only live in waters like Xochimilco,Nathan Guzman / Unspash.
Axolotl
The animal that represents the most The urban fauna of the CDMX is the axolot. The little one who adorned the 50 -peso Mexican bill inhabits, mainly, in Xochimilco, as he is a native of the Valley of Mexico and belongs to the Salamander family; Although it stands out because he is able to regenerate parts of his body, as well as wounds in his heart without leaving a single scar. It is not viable to have one at home, since they develop better in the channels of Xochimilco or in similar waters, since many years live under them and reproduce constantly without fear of being violated.