Prarie Dog

Here is a picture of one

Interesting facts

Prarie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorious burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America. There are five recognized species of prairie dog: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. In Mexico, prairie dogs are found primarily in the northern states, which lie at the southern end of the Great Plains: northeastern Sonora, north and northeastern Chihuahua, northern Coahuila, northern Nuevo León, and northern Tamaulipas. In the United States, they range primarily to the west of the Mississippi River, though they have also been introduced in a few eastern locales

Scientific classification

1. Domain: Eukaryota
2. Kingdom: Animalia
3. Phylum:Chordata
4. Class: Mammalia
5. Order: Rodentia
6. Family: Sciuridae
7. Tribe: Marmotini
8. Genus: Cynomys

Etymology

Prairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call,which sounds similar to a dog's bark. The name was in use at least as early as 1774. The 1804 journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition note that in September 1804, they "discovered a Village of an animal the French Call the Prairie Dog"

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