Common Name: Prairie Dog
Scientific Name: Cynonyms leucurus
Family: Sciuridae
Order: Rodentia
Size: 30-40 cm
Life Span: 3-4 Years
Reproduction: Litters average 5 offspring
Food: Primarily herbivorous although they are known to eat a few insects. Grass and small seeds are the main part of their diet.
Predators: Coyotes, foxes, prairie falcons, hawks and owls all hunt prairie dogs for food
Social Behavior: Prairie dogs live in colonies or towns normally contain many families. These towns can spread for hundreds of acres.
Location Found: Throughout the Midwest in various areas. (Picture provided by: Steve Polkinghorne)
Scientific Name: Cynonyms leucurus
Family: Sciuridae
Order: Rodentia
Size: 30-40 cm
Life Span: 3-4 Years
Reproduction: Litters average 5 offspring
Food: Primarily herbivorous although they are known to eat a few insects. Grass and small seeds are the main part of their diet.
Predators: Coyotes, foxes, prairie falcons, hawks and owls all hunt prairie dogs for food
Social Behavior: Prairie dogs live in colonies or towns normally contain many families. These towns can spread for hundreds of acres.
Location Found: Throughout the Midwest in various areas. (Picture provided by: Steve Polkinghorne)
Common Name: Red Fox
Scientific Name: Vulpes Vulpes
Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivoria
Size: 70-90 cm long, 35-50 cm tall
Life Span: 2-4 Years in the wild.
Reproduction: Litters typical consist of 2-12 pups.
Food: Red foxes are normally solitary hunters, feeding on rodents, rabbits, birds and other small game. They will also eat any fruits and vegetables they find.
Predators: Eagles, coyotes, mountain lions, humans, and gray wolves.
Social Behavior: They either have a range that they have marked as their own or they are itinerant, moving from place to place. They use their tails to communicate with other foxes.
Location Found: All through out the Northern Hemisphere of the World. (Picture by Joel Sartore)
Scientific Name: Vulpes Vulpes
Family: Canidae
Order: Carnivoria
Size: 70-90 cm long, 35-50 cm tall
Life Span: 2-4 Years in the wild.
Reproduction: Litters typical consist of 2-12 pups.
Food: Red foxes are normally solitary hunters, feeding on rodents, rabbits, birds and other small game. They will also eat any fruits and vegetables they find.
Predators: Eagles, coyotes, mountain lions, humans, and gray wolves.
Social Behavior: They either have a range that they have marked as their own or they are itinerant, moving from place to place. They use their tails to communicate with other foxes.
Location Found: All through out the Northern Hemisphere of the World. (Picture by Joel Sartore)
Common Name: (Eastern) Cottontail Rabbit
Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus
Family: Leporidae
Order: Lagomorpha
Size: 36-48 cm long
Life Span: 15 Months in the wild
Reproduction: Females have 1-7 litters of 1-12 young
Food: Any vegetation that is easily obtained
Predators: Dogs, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, owls, hawks, snakes, and other medium to large birds.
Social Behavior: Very territorial animals, they like areas where they can be in the open but have quick access to cover if needed.
Location Found: Eastern/Central United States (Picture from Wikipedia)
Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus
Family: Leporidae
Order: Lagomorpha
Size: 36-48 cm long
Life Span: 15 Months in the wild
Reproduction: Females have 1-7 litters of 1-12 young
Food: Any vegetation that is easily obtained
Predators: Dogs, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, owls, hawks, snakes, and other medium to large birds.
Social Behavior: Very territorial animals, they like areas where they can be in the open but have quick access to cover if needed.
Location Found: Eastern/Central United States (Picture from Wikipedia)