Cynomys ludovicianus

(G. Ord, 1815)

Black-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 : Cynomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ord, G. 1815. Zoology. Pp. 290–361 in Guthrie, W. (eds.). A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world. In two volumes. Vol. II. Johnson & Warner, Philadelphia, 603 pp.

Original name as described

Arctomys Ludoviciana

Other common names

Arizona Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Type locality

"vicinity of the Missouri."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(MT,WY,ND,SD,NE,CO,KS,OK,TX,NM,AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001716

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cynomys arizonensis

Mearns, 1890

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

arizonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MS-2509

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-2509

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898769

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Cynomys pyrrotrichus

D. G. Elliot, 1905

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pyrrotrichus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6863

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=1f67d5fc-327c-4624-97fc-59badeec7cf7

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2265607

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Cynomys meadensis

Hibbard, 1956

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

meadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMP 31963

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters

Cynomys (Cynomys) spenceri

H. T. Goodwin, 1995

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

spenceri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UNSM 33798

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

18

Authority publication

University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication

Cricet. griseus

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523823

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Cricet. socialis

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

socialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523823

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Arctomys Ludovicianus

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ludovicianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165810

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Godman (1826:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  2. Brandt (1844:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)

Spermophilus griseus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207713

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Cynomys griseus

Lesson, 1827

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207728

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Spermophilus ludovicianus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ludovicianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207712

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Cynomys ludovicianus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ludovicianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

593

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:593, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Allen (1896:254) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)
  3. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  7. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001716) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6091/115080297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cynomys ludovicianus arizonensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

arizonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Cynomys ludovicianus ludovicianus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ludovicianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Arctomys Ludoviciana

(G. Ord, 1815)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ludovicianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

292, 302

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Cynomys? grisea

Rafinesque, 1817

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Cynomys socialis

Rafinesque, 1817

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

socialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Monax missouriensis

(D. B. Warden, 1819)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

missouriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

226

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Arctomys latrans

(Harlan, 1825)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

latrans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3194525

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Cynomys cinereus

J. Richardson, 1829

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984659

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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