A prairie dog is a small burrowing rodent, genus Cynomys, of the squirrel family, being closely related to ground squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots, mostly being herbivorous, although the eat some insects. They are named for their habitat and warning call which sounds like a dog barking. They make burrows in the ground called prairie dog towns or colonies. Prairie dogs colors are tan, white or black with an average size is between 30-40 cm (12-16 in) long, including the short tail and weigh between 0.5-1.5 kilograms (1-3 lb). When the pregnant female collects dry grass to make a soft nest for 5-10 babies in each litter. At birth they weigh about half an ounce. Although Prairie Dogs are almost exclusively vegetarian, nursing females have been observed both cannibalizing and communally nursing each others pups.
The largest prairie dog colony on record was in Texas, and was about 100 miles wide, 250 miles long and contained an estimated 400 million animals.
There are five species of prairie dogs in North America (Utah, Gunnison, White- tailed, Mexican, and Black-tailed) live in colonies. However, the black-tailed prairie dogs live in contiguous, territorial family groups called coteries.
Prairie dogs feed on leaves, grasses and grass roots, weeds, seeds and other plants (including crops like alfalfa and corn). They also eat grasshoppers, cutworms, bug and beetles. The various native plants of the Great Plains make up the Prairie Dog's primary diet, comprising all kinds of grasses, roots, weeds, ferns and blossoms. They acquire all of their water from the food they eat. Sometimes insects are also eaten.
Prairie dogs are native to the grasslands of North America and lives in the grassland biome in North American prairie and grassland where there are three distinct areas of prairie - Tallgrass prairie, Mixed-grass prairie and Shortgrass prairie. In the United States, the greatest stretch of grassland is the prairie, extending from the Appalachians in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Being in the center of the North American land mass, far from the moderating influence of major bodies of water, there is a great range of annual temperature.The dominant vegetation in these biotic communities is blue grama, mixed with galleta grass, Indian rice grass, and other grasses.
No, because its in the class of a rodent. If you ever go though a list of dog breeds, see if you can see a prairie dog in their.
The lives of a prairie dog would differ because prairie dogs are not that wild like wolves might be. And wolves are in the canine family and prairie dogs are rodents.
The lives of a prairie dog would differ because prairie dogs are not that wild like wolves might be. And wolves are in the canine family and prairie dogs are rodents.
The lives of a prairie dog would differ because prairie dogs are not that wild like wolves might be. And wolves are in the canine family and prairie dogs are rodents.
No, the Prairie dog is more closely related to squirrels than dogs.
Ring-necked snakes are a member of the family Colubridae.
The lives of a prairie dog would differ because prairie dogs are not that wild like wolves might be. And wolves are in the canine family and prairie dogs are rodents.
They are called towns and colonies.A group of prairie dogs is called a town or coterie.
The prairie dogs hide in a hole that each family digs them selves. I think it's pretty cool.
the prairie dog ecosystem is hawks, ferrets, and other animals that hunt the prairie dog.
Largest is the English Mastiff, tallest is Irish Wolfhound.
Related SpeciesPrairie Dogs are the most social members of the Squirrel Family and are closely related to ground squirrels, chipmunks and marmots. There are 5 species of Prairie Dogs (genus Cynomys):Black-tailed Prairie Dog (C. ludovicianus) occupies narrow bands of dry plains stretching from central Texans to Canada.White-tailed Prairie Dog (C. leucurus) inhabits Western US: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana.Gunnison's Prairie Dog (C. gunnisoni) has a much shorter tail than other Prairie Dogs, and it is uniquely colored and centers around the Four Corners from 5000-11000 feet.Mexican Prairie Dog (C. mexicanus) is an endangered species with a limited distribution only within parts of Mexico.Utah Prairie Dog (C. parvidens) is the smallest of all Prairie Dogs and threatened.
Prairie dogs are rodents - they have chisel-shaped teeth and eat plants. They also live in burrows.True dogs are canines - they have pointed teeth to eat meat and live on top of the ground.