What are the main differences between prairie dogs and domestic dogs?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The main difference is the Domestic dog is part Order Carnivora, and the Canidae Family. The Prairie dog is not a dog at all; it is a Rodent belonging to the Order Rodentia.

The Prairie dog is a type of ground squirrel that lives in grasslands on the North American continent. They are named after where they live and the warning call which resembles a dog's bark.

Some of the differences between a Prairie Dog and Domestic Dog:

• The Prairie dog is a herbivore, and a dog is an opportunistic carnivore.
• One is a rodent, and the other is a canine.
• Prairie dogs live in large colonies which can contain 15-26 family groups. The live in extensive burrows. The Domestic dog is often found within human homes.

Answer 3

The main difference is the Domestic dog is part Order Carnivora, and the Canidae Family. The Prairie dog is not a dog at all; it is a Rodent belonging to the Order Rodentia. The Prairie dog is a type of ground squirrel that lives in grasslands on the North American continent. They are named after where they live and the warning call which resembles a dog's bark.

Answer 4

a prairie dog is part dog and a ground squirrel has no life.

Answer 5

Probably the biggest difference is that prairie dogs are not dogs.