Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord, 1815)

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus were distributed throughout western Oklahoma but now have more localized distributions. Cynomys ludovicianus is listed as a Tier II species by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation 2016). A single new specimen county record is reported for Pottawatomie County.

Specimen records (1).—Pottawatomie County (1): no specific locality, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5154).