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It refers to their primary habitat, the prairies (or grasslands) of Midwestern North America. Also, if you're wondering why they're called 'dogs' its because their warning call sounds very similar to a dog's bark.
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What is the scientific name for the prairie dog?
Cynomys ludovicianus is the scientific name of the most common kind of prairie dog, the black-tailed priarie dog. The genus is Cynomys and the family is Sciuridae
How did the prairie dog get its name?
This name is must come from where prairie dogs live. (Prairie dogs live in short-grass prairies and mountain plains of the western USA and Mexico.) The 'dogs' part of their name comes from their warning call, which sounds like a dog's bark.
Why is a prairie dog called a prairie dog?
It's called a prairie dog because of its habitat, and its calling bark sounds like the bark of a dog.
What is another word for a dingo?
Coyote, prairie wolf...
What is a factor of a prairie dog?
the prairie dog ecosystem is hawks, ferrets, and other animals that hunt the prairie dog.
Will a prairie dog eat another prairie dog that has died?
no
Is a prairie dog a herbivore carnivore or omnivore?
A prairie dog is primarily an herbivore, feeding on grasses, plants, and seeds. They may occasionally consume insects, making them omnivorous.
Grass eaten by prairie dog prairie dog eaten by coyote is example of what?
food chain
When a prairie dog eats grass then a coyote eats a prairie dog this is?
food chain
How does prairie dog protect from its enemies?
Simple, It makes a cry. and that is why they are called: Prairie dog.
Which dog is not a dog?
Prairie dogs.
Is dog a human name?
Dog is not a human name. It is a slang term that is sometimes used to refer to a particular person. Sometimes it is used to refer to something inferior. Its a dog. Sometimes is used to refer to a member of a football team such as a member of the Georgia Bull Dogs. He is a dog. Hi dog. In that case dog is not his name but defines him by his college.
