Black-tailed prairie dog  (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Range

Found from extreme south-central Canada, through the United States, and into north-eastern Mexico (1) (7).

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Habitat

The black-tailed prairie dog lives in burrows in dry, short-grass prairies (1).