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Related Species
Prairie 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.
What else can I help you with?
Do prairie dogs bark like other dogs?
Prairie dogs make a noise very like a bark. That is why they are called 'dogs'. In fact they are a type of ground squirrel and not related at all closely to dogs.
Is a prairie dog considered in the cat family?
No, the Prairie dog is more closely related to squirrels than dogs.
How are rats related to prairie dogs?
Rats aren't even related to prairie dogs. Prairie dogs are related to squirels, chipmunks, flying squirels, and so on.
What animals are closely related to pet dogs?
Wolfs, Foxes, Racoon dogs, and i can't think of anymore
What does prairie animals mean?
Animals that live in the prairie like prairie dogs (Meerkats) lions etc
What all animals can breed with a dog?
Only dogs and closely related species such as wolves can successfully breed with dogs.
Can you write a sentence using the word prairie?
The prairie dogs are cute animals!
What Animals live in a plain?
prairie dogs quails
What are the closest related animals to wolves?
Dogs are. In fact, dogs and wolves are so closely related that if a wolf mates with a dog, the pups do not have genetic problems like coyote/dog pups occasionally do.
Dogs are closely related to the coyote. Wolves are closely related to the coyote. Which sentence correctly combines the sentences into one sentence with a compound subject?
Dogs and wolves are closely related to the coyote
Which are most closely related cats and dogs or cats and rats?
Cats and dogs are more closely related than cats and rats.
How do prairie dogs speak with other animals?
bark ussualy
