There are five recognized species of prairie dog Prairie dogs live in underground colonies sometimes referred to as “towns,” like robert’s prairie dog town on badlands loop road Prairie dogs build their homes underground to protect against predation and flash flooding. Prairie dogs usually weigh between two and four pounds Prairie dogs may bark like dogs—that's how they got their name—but the little guys are rodents, not canines Up to 15 inches long,.
These little squirrels are expert tunnellers but what sets them apart from most rodents is how highly social and intelligent they are. The prairie dog sits at the center of the entire ecosystem of the american prairie Despite their name, the five species of prairie dogs are not canines at all, but rodents They are considered to be the keystone species of the western plains. See prairie dogs—america’s cutest grassland residents—in their natural homes across the great plains and beyond, where these keystone species still thrive Even still, it has lost 95% of its historic habitat
Learn everything about prairie dogs What they eat, where they live, and why they should never be kept as pets.
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