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Scientific Name
Cynomys leucurus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cynomys leucurus Merriam, 1890
Park
Fossil Butte National Monument (FOBU)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
White-tailed Prairie Dog
Park Synonyms
Cynomys gunnisoni
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Suborder | Sciuromorpha |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | Xerinae |
| Tribe | Marmotini |
| Genus | Cynomys |
| Subgenus | Cynomys (Leucocrossuromys) |
| Species | Cynomys leucurus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Changed from Probably Present per Bogan 2000, to Present in Park per Haymond et al. 2003. Per Kyte - only a few small colonies. Species was not detected during the 2001-2002 NCPN Mammalian Inventory, however, the following references support the presence of this species in the park: Clark 1977, Bibkey #171170 and Rado 1976, Bibkey #74004.; Data Source: Haymond et al. 2003, Bibkey #548423
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Bogan 2000, Bibkey #141330
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Bogan 2000, Bibkey #141330
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
USFWS Petitioned for ESA listing, Action Pending; USFS R2 Sensitive, WYBLM Sensitive; WYGF NSS3
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Bogan 2000, Bibkey #141330
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
12/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
eln/NCPN I&M
Last Modified Date
1/24/2007 12:15:45 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NCPN master mammal list (Bogan 2000), Bibkey #141330
