The desert is a form of wilderness.
Location.
Yes, there are a number of animals that survive in both desert and jungle. The coati, raccoon and fox are examples of animals that can be found in either a desert or a jungle.
A desert rat is a gerbil. A rat, is a rat. Also, desert rats live in the desert in Egypt.
Size and maker
Algeria is primarily desert and mountains.
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile
Red Foxes living in the Jungle and the gray foxes living in the home in Russia.
Rainfall! The desert receives little and the rainforest receives copious amounts.
Desert has no significant vegetation. Coastal plain usually has lots of vegetation.
The rainforest is what we used to call the jungle. The sea is still the sea.
The jungle usually seems steamy because of the high humidity. However, after a summer rain, the desert can seem quite steamy, also.