オグロプレーリードッグは、アメリカの大草原、草地、半砂漠、草原、カナダとメキシコの一部地域に生息するげっ歯類の一種である。毛は砂色で、下側は淡い色をしている。爪が長く、小さな耳、黒い目、尾の先端は黒い色をしている。オスはメスより少し体が大きいが、それ以外は外見上の違いは見られない。体重 0.68 ～ 1.36 kg、頭胴長 36 ～ 43 cmで、尾の長さは 7.6 ～ 10.2 cmである。
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Cynomys ludovicianus
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Animal Facts
Prairie dogs are a member of the squirrel family.
Black-tailed prairie dogs are very sensitive to low sound frequencies; this adaptation allows them to hear when predators move through their burrows.
Although not an endangered species, the range of the black-tailed prairie dog is now just 5% of what it used to be due to humans changing land use and encroaching upon the prairie dog's habitat.
Prairie dogs call to their pack mates to communicate details about nearby predators, such as the predator's size, distance away and whether they are above or underground.
Black-tailed prairie dogs are a keystone species as they reconstruct environments with the amount of digging they do; this enhances the diversity of wildlife and vegetation and is a very important ecosystem role.
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