Prairie dogs are smaller than groundhogs ...
That’s all. In the wrong location they’re equally destructive and pestiferous.
Prarie dogs are worse than ground hogs. You usually don’t get enormous ground hog colonies. You might get a dozen or so living in a tunnel complex, but that’s about all.
No prairie dogs around here, but we do have groundhogs.
They can wipe out a garden in no time!
I do not mind the possums, coons, rabbits... even the skunks I can live with. With apple and mulberry trees I get them all!
The good news, coyotes love them!