Mammal
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
Photo: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common Names
Barking Squirrel / Petit Chien
Habitat
The Tower
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1804-09-07
Observed At
Boyd County, Nebraska, near the Niobrara River
Efforts to extract first prairie dogs from tunnels engaged Corps most of a day. Two captured later sent to Jefferson.
Recent sightings
Where it’s being seen today
36 research-grade iNaturalist observations between 1989–2025. Most recent: 2025-10-11. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.
Journal References
1 journal entry mentions Black-tailed Prairie Dog
