| White-tailed prairie dog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Cynomys |
| Species: | C. leucurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cynomys leucurus Merriam, 1890
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| White-tailed Prairie Dog range[1] | |
The white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) is found in western Wyoming and western Colorado with small areas in eastern Utah and southern Montana. The largest populations are in Wyoming where they are known colloquially as "chiselers".[3] This prairie dog species lives at an elevation between 5,000 and 10,000 feet (1,500 and 3,000 m), generally a higher elevation than other prairie dog species. Its predators include black-footed ferrets, badgers, and golden eagles.
- ^ a b Cassola, F. (2016). "Cynomys leucurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42454A22261371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T42454A22261371.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Cynomys leucurus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Blevins W (2001). Dictionary of the American West. Sasquatch Books. p. 82. ISBN 1-57061-304-4.