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Mexican Prairie Dog

Cynomys mexicanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 37, February 40, March 70, April 75, May 33, June 26, July 24, August 32, September 53, October 38, November 30, December 41.
Mexico499
Nuevo Leon254
Coahuila de Zaragoza226
United States22
Texas14
San Luis Potosi11
New Mexico8
Zacatecas8

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilySquirrels · Sciuridae
GenusPrairie Dogs · Cynomys

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