Cynomys mexicanus

C. H. Merriam, 1892

Mexican 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

Merriam, C.H. 1892-07-27. Description of a new prairie dog (_Cynomys mexicanus_) from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7:157-158.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3783365

Original name as described

Cynomys mexicanus

Other common names

Mexican Prairie Marmot

Type material

USNM:MAMM:26423 (= USNM:MAMM:A33836)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ed01bdb2-2d99-4c12-9b9e-463e5f3ad1ce

Type locality

"La Ventura, Coahuila, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001717

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 mexicanus

C. H. Merriam, 1892

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:26423 (= USNM:MAMM:A33836)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ed01bdb2-2d99-4c12-9b9e-463e5f3ad1ce

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3783365

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6089/139607891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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