2007-01-20 08:54:34 · 14 answers · asked by Cami 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
No.
Prairie Dogs are the most social members of the Squirrel Family and are closely related to ground squirrels, chipmunks and marmots.
The dog is a type of canine, a mammal in the order Carnivora. The term includes both wild (feral) and domestic variants, but commonly excludes other canids such as wolves.
2007-01-20 09:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by Peaches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praire dogs are not dogs:
Prairie Dogs are the most social members of the Squirrel Family and are closely related to ground squirrels, chipmunks and marmots. There are 5 species of Prairie Dogs (genus Cynomys):
Just like Meerkats (for fans of Meerkat Manor) are not cats - they are a type of mongoose. They would be related to Civets and weasels.
2007-01-20 17:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by Camirra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prairie dogs are actually a member of the rodent family, like groundhogs.
2007-01-20 16:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by kiera70 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No--they are a wild rodent, like gophers, but bigger. They live on prairies, like Nebraska or South Dakota.
2007-01-20 17:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are rodents...here in Texas, there were prairie dogs one summer that they had to destroy, they were carrying bubonic plague....
2007-01-21 00:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by deb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not a dog at all, they're a type of rodent.
2007-01-20 16:58:09 · answer #6 · answered by Joy M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, they are a type of rodent i believe or muskrat
2007-01-20 17:01:31 · answer #7 · answered by thehype2049 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They are rodents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog
2007-01-20 16:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by Susan M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are a rodent
2007-01-20 17:02:01 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. they are a type of squirrel.
http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html
2007-01-20 17:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by Hull Rugby League Football Club 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋