1. Prairie Dogs

2. Types Black –Tailed lives on the dry plains from central Texas to Canada White-Tailed lives in the Western United States, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana Prairie Dog lives around the Four Corners from 5000-11000 feet Mexican Prairie Dog lives only in Mexico Utah Prairie Dog lives in Utah

3. Description Weight: 1.5 to 3 lbs. Length: Body 11 to 13 inches, tail 3 to 4 inches Fur: Yellowish 22 teeth Life Span: 3-5 years Vegetarian

4. Behavior Communicate by a bark like sound Different sounds for different predators Can run up to 35 mph Dormant during winter months Social system of 1 male and 4-5 females

5. Predators Hawks, owls, eagles, and ravens Coyotes Badgers Ferrets Snakes Man

6. Habitat and Population Lives in colonies called towns Lives in burrows that may be as deep as 100 feet Lives on the grasslands of the plains and mid west In 1900 a population of 400 million prairie dogs was reported on the high plains of Texas Today, Prairie dogs are considered a threatened species as the population has decreased by 98%