Cynomys (Cynomys) ludovicianus (Ord 1815)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 798

Cynomys (Cynomys) ludovicianus (Ord 1815)

[Arctomys] ludoviciana Ord 1815 , in: Guthrie, New Geogr., Hist., Coml. Grammar, Philadelphia, 2nd ed., Vol. 2: 292.

Type Locality: "vicinity of the Missouri." Restricted by Hollister (1916 a:14) to "Upper Missouri River" ( USA) .

Vernacular Names: Black-tailed Prairie Dog.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Cynomys (Cynomys) ludovicianus subsp. ludovicianus Ord 1815

Subspecies Cynomys (Cynomys) ludovicianus subsp. arizonensis Mearns 1890

Distribution: Saskatchewan ( Canada); Montana to E Nebraska, W Texas, New Mexico, and SE Arizona ( USA); NE Sonora, and N Chihuahua ( Mexico).

Conservation: U.S. ESA – Candidate taxon; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Cynomys . Intraspecific variation reviewed by Chesser (1983). Reviewed by Hoogland (1996, Mammalian Species No. 535).