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The Richardson's Ground Squirrel, commonly called the gopher, prairie gopher, yellow gopher, flickertail or picket pin, is a burrowing rodent

Prairie Dog (Cynomys) on the Lookout in Banff

A cute prairie dog is peeking out from their burrow

Summer time Prarie Dog view in the badlands going into her home

Portrait of a curious little chipmunk foraging for food on a sandy ground outdoors on a sunny day

$The Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is a rodent and member of the squirrel family. They are primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Their coats are light brown mixed with black-colored hairs. The top of the head, cheeks, and eyebrows are darker than the rest of the body. The tail is mostly white. The prairie dog’s eyes are on the sides of the head to give them wide peripheral vision to more easily spot predators. The Gunnison's prairie dog typically feeds during the day on grasses, herbs, and leaves. In the spring, they feed on newly grown shrubs. In the summer they mainly consume seeds. Prairie dog habitat includes meadows, grasslands, high desert and floodplains. They are often found in areas of rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and saltbrush. Gunnison's prairie dogs live in large colonies of up to several hundred. They are more active in the early morning and late afternoon especially during hot weather. When the temperatures are cooler, they become more active throughout the day. When it rains or snows, the prairie dog will spend its time underground. When they are above ground, they feed, make social contact, look out for predators, groom and dig their burrows. During the winter, the Gunnison's prairie dog hibernates for long periods of time without food or water, instead relying on stored fat and physiological adaptations to slow their metabolism. After hibernation, they become active from April through October. The Gunnison's prairie dog has a complex system of vocal communication. Their bark is a combination of high-pitched syllables to identify various predators. They also have different sounds for an \$

A cute prairie dog is begging for food at the zoo.

Baby prairie dog also known as genus cynomys feeding at its lair

European ground squirrel is watching in the grass in summer.

Closeup of a groundhog eating sunflower seeds in the grass

Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys), which are ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America, looking out of their burrow.

A prairie dog is alert near the burrow in it's habitat

European ground squirrel standing in the field. Spermophilus citellus wildlife scene from nature. European souslik on meadow.

Wild Prairie dog amongst the wildflowers in the beautiful grasslands of Badlands National Park in South Dakota USA

Cute Prairie dog (Genus Cynomys) near a hole in the ground. They are herbivorous burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America.

A close up view of a gopher in a grass hole.

Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America. Prairie dogs are considered a keystone species, with their mounds often being used by other species. Their mound-building encourages grass development and renewal of topsoil, with rich mineral, and nutrient renewal in the soil, which can be crucial for soil quality and agriculture.

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