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  1. Black-tailed prairie dog
    Black-tailed prairie dogSpecies of mammal
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  2. DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    How the Black-tailed Prairie Dog Barks and Builds
    How the Black-tailed Prairie Dog Barks and Builds
    The black-tailed prairie dog is a small, tan rodent with a distinct black tip on its tail. It belongs to the family of ground squirrels, but it is called a dog because of its barking sound. It lives in grasslands throughout the Great Plains of North America.
    Description

    Black-tailed prairie dogs are generally tan in color, with lighter-colored bellies. They may have color variation in their pelt, such as dark fur on their back in black and brown tones. Their tails have black tips, from which their … See more

    Distribution

    The historic range of the black-tailed prairie dog was from southern Saskatchewan and Alberta to Chihuahua, Mexico, and included portions of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas… See more

    Habits

    Black-tailed prairie dogs are diurnal. Above-ground activity is reduced when rain or snow is falling and during days when the temperature exceeds 100 °F (38 °C). During the winter months, black-tailed prairie dog… See more

    Habitat

    Black-tailed prairie dogs are native to grassland habitats in North America. They inhabit shortgrass prairie, mixed-grass prairie, sagebrush steppe, and desert grassland.
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