Animals in the prairie???

Question

I have to do a project for science and i have to do like a food web and food pyramid and all this stuff over the prairie

i know that there are prairie dogs and snakes but i need more animals that live in the prairie! someone i need help!

Answer 1

In the prairie pothole region of northern montana where we farm their are gophers ,rabbits, mice, badgers,porcupines, coyotes, deer, antelope, and foxes. The prairie dogs,mice. gophers,and rabbits are food for the coyotes and foxes. the hawks.eagles,owls and sea gulls prey on them also. nothing much bothers the badgers , porcupines , foxes, or coyotes. a sick or wounded deer or antelope will be taken by coyotes.Hope this helps.

Answer 2

For a pre-columbian prairie ecosystem, some very important ones would be bison, deer, pronghorn, mustelids (ferrets, badgers, skunks, etc), raptors (hawks, eagles, etc), vultures, and canids (foxes, coyotes, and wolves).

You may also want to include something about fire; nothing is more essential to the existence of a prairie than periodic fires.

For post-columbian prairies, most of the species are still present (notable exceptions being ferrets, wolves, and large herds of bison), although their numbers and roles may have shifted in several ways.

Answer 3

Don't forget to include all the different kind of insects and spiders. And how would all those herbivores survive without plant life. Any grass in the prairie

Answer 4

And don't forget the noble prairie chicken!