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Utah prairie dogs are a member of the latter of the two groups and the subgenus Leucrossuromys. Utah prairie dogs may have been part of the interbreeding species of white-tailed prairie dogs but their differences are a result of what is known as allopatric speciation – separation of a species by physiographic and ecological barriers. [5]
Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing ground squirrels native to the grasslands of North America.There are five recognized species of prairie dog: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. [3]
White-tailed prairie dog, standing in vegetation. The white-tailed prairie dog is tan-brown in color, with large eyes and a dark patch on their cheeks above and below each eye. [4] This prairie dog species weighs between 28–53 oz (790–1,500 g), while having a length between 12–16 in (30–41 cm). [5]
On average, males are larger in size than females. Gunnison's prairie dogs have 22 teeth, and five pairs of mammary glands. [2] The Gunnison's prairie dog, C. gunnisoni, is the only prairie dog species that has 40 chromosomes. The other four species, black-tailed, white-tailed, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs, have 50 chromosomes. [3]
Prairie dogs are burrowing animals and should be given adequate space and enclosures to engage in their activity. They are extremely social and require up to six hours of socialization with humans ...
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One pup in Utah is being hailed as a hero for helping save his dog mom, an elderly woman with dementia who got lost in the state’s mountains in the summer heat for almost three days — an act ...
Cynomys gunnisoni - Gunnison's prairie dog; Cynomys leucurus - white-tailed prairie dog; Cynomys ludovicianus - black-tailed prairie dog; Cynomys mexicanus - Mexican prairie dog; Cynomys parvidens - Utah prairie dog; Genus Eutamias. Eutamias sibiricus - Siberian chipmunk; Genus Ictidomys. Ictidomys mexicanus - Mexican ground squirrel