Listen to the black-tailed prairie dog
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About the black-tailed prairie dog
The black-tailed prairie dog is a mammal in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 15 g.
What does the black-tailed prairie dog sound like?
Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins. Most are made in the larynx, shaped by the throat, mouth and nose, and used for contact, warning, courtship and – in some species – echolocation.
From Wikipedia
The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is a rodent of the family Sciuridae (the squirrels) found in the Great Plains of North America from about the United States–Canada border to the United States–Mexico border. Unlike some other prairie dogs, these animals do not truly hibernate. The black-tailed prairie dog can be seen above ground in midwinter. A black-tailed prairie dog town in Texas was reported to cover 25,000 mi2 (64,000 km2) and included 400,000,000 individuals. Prior to habitat destruction, the species may have been the most abundant prairie dog in central North America. It was one of two prairie dogs described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the journals and diaries of their expedition.
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Frequently asked questions
What does a black-tailed prairie dog sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the black-tailed prairie dog on this page. Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins.
Is the black-tailed prairie dog endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the black-tailed prairie dog as “least concern”.
What family does the black-tailed prairie dog belong to?
The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources & credits
- Cynomys ludovicianus barking-audio by W0lfie – Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q247142 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-tailed prairie dog – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by LeonardoWeiss – CC BY 3.0