Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
90–100% · Very likely
overall probability at Badlands National Park

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Tamia mineur

Tamia mineur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tamias minimus

50–60% · Likely
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
LC

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

20–30% · Possible
Fox Squirrel
LC

Fox Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus niger

Insufficient data
Quiller

Quiller

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Erethizon dorsatus

20–30% · Possible
Meadow Vole
LC Endemic

Meadow Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Insufficient data
American Beaver
LC

American Beaver

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Castor canadensis

Insufficient data
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
LC

Northern Grasshopper Mouse

Mammal

Onychomys leucogaster

Insufficient data
Plains Harvest Mouse
LC

Plains Harvest Mouse

Mammal

Reithrodontomys montanus

Insufficient data
Deer Mouse
LC

Deer Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Peromyscus maniculatus

Insufficient data
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
LC

Bushy-tailed Wood Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Neotoma cinerea

Insufficient data
Muskrat
LC

Muskrat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Ondatra zibethicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
90–100
May
90–100
Jun
90–100
Jul
90–100
Aug
90–100
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
90–100%
2 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Badlands National Park?

About 91% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Prairie Dog sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 571 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Badlands National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.

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