Black tailed Prairie Dogs

What are Black Tailed Prairie Dogs?

Black-tailed prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are also known as Arizona black-tailed prairie dogs. However, though their name has ‘dog’ in it, they aren’t canines. Instead, they are rodents and belong to the family Sciuridae. They are found in the Great Plains of North America from about the United States-Canada border to the USA-Mexico border. They …

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