49+ Black Tailed Prairie Dog Colorado. Prairie dogs and their burrows serve as important hosts for numerous other animals. Being classified as a keystone species means that the entire ecosystem depends on this one species in order to keep balance and order within other populations.
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It is still found in arizona, colorado, kansas, montana, nebraska, new mexico, north dakota, oklahoma. They are in shape like little woodchucks, and are the most noisy and inquisitive animals imaginable. 15, 2017, in boulder county.
The black tailed prairie dog, a colorado native longer than most, is a keystone species in our beautiful state.
Portrait of the black tailed prairie dog. The black tailed prairie dog, a colorado native longer than most, is a keystone species in our beautiful state. Entrances were flagged at points where a prairie dog was observed digging into the ground (primary entrances, n =22) and digging out of the ground (secondary entrances, n= 8). And these towns are found in all kinds of places where the country is flat and treeless.