Cynomys leucurus Merriam 1890 (white-tailed prairie dog)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Belongs to Cynomys according to C. Merriam 1890

See also Kurten and Anderson 1980

Sister taxa: Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys hibbardi, Cynomys ludovicianus, Cynomys mexicanus, Cynomys niobrarius, Cynomys parvidens, Cynomys sappaensis, Cynomys spenceri, Cynomys vetus

Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cynomys leucurus in the database

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