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Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
White-tailed Prairie DogCynomys leucurus
Gunnison's Prairie DogCynomys gunnisoni
Richardson's Ground SquirrelUrocitellus richardsonii
GroundhogMarmota monax
Wyoming Ground SquirrelUrocitellus elegans
Round-tailed Ground SquirrelXerospermophilus tereticaudus
Mexican Prairie DogCynomys mexicanus
Plains Pocket GopherGeomys bursarius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 13,597 |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,423 |
| Texas | 3,230 |
| South Dakota | 2,550 |
| North Dakota | 968 |
| Oklahoma | 840 |
| Saskatchewan | 691 |
| Wyoming | 668 |
| Canada | 596 |
| New Mexico | 288 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Prairie Dogs · Cynomys |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black-tailed Prairie Dog with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.