Cynomys leucurus
C. H. Merriam, 1890
White-tailed Prairie Dog
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
Family | : Sciuridae |
Subfamily | : Xerinae |
Tribe | : Marmotini |
Genus | : Cynomys |
Subgenus | : Leucocrossuromys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1890-10-08. Description of a new prairie dog from Wyoming. North American Fauna 4:33-36.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799824Original name as described
Cynomys leucurus
Type material
USNM:MAMM:186472
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36ed27178-3ca3-42c0-91f6-e7c525065988Type locality
"Fort Bridger, [Uinta Co.] Wyoming" USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(MT,WY,CO,UT)
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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