Prairie Dog
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Family | Sciuridae |
|---|---|
| Class | Mammalia |
| Scientific name | Cynomys |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Mass | Black-tailed prairie dog |
| Mexican prairie dog | |
| Gunnison's prairie dog | |
| Utah prairie dog | |
| Did you know | Prairie dog family groups, which contain up to 26 individuals, share food, groom each other, and even greet one another with nose-to-nose nuzzles. |
| Scientific name and meaning | Cynomys |
| Gestation period | Black-tailed prairie dog |
| Mexican prairie dog | |
| Gunnison's prairie dog | |
| Encyclopedia of Life | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Famili | Sciuridae |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1161736 |
About Prairie Dog
Prairie dogs are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America. Within the genus are five species: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs.
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