Taxonomy Profile: Cynomys ludovicianus (Ord 1815)

Cynomys ludovicianus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Cynomys pyrrotrichus
Elliot 1905
Common Name(s):
Perro-llanero cola negra []
Arizona black-tailed prairie dog []
Black-tailed Prairie Dog []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cynomys ludovicianus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
squirrels |
Family : Sciuridae
squirrels |
marmots |
chipmunks |
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Marmotini
Holarctic ground squirrels |
Genus : Cynomys
Prairie Dogs |
Species : Cynomys ludovicianus
Perro-llanero cola negra |
Arizona black-tailed prairie dog |
Black-tailed Prairie Dog |
Cynomys ludovicianus Direct Children(s):
Cynomys ludovicianus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Source:
2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Acquired:
2001-05-10
Notes:
http://www.redlist.org/
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Sciuridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
754-818
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2012-01-01 / 2012-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Squirrels of the World
Page(s):
vii + 459
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-4214-0469-9/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2009-12-03 / 2009-12-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition to List the Black-tailed Prairie Dog as Threatened or Endangered
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 74, no. 231
Page(s):
63343-63366
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cynomys ludovicianus
Cynomys ludovicianus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Cynomys ludovicianus: Comments
Comment:
Status: U.S. ESA - Candidate taxon; IUCN - Lower Risk (nt)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Cynomys. Intraspecific variation reviewed by Chesser (1983). Reviewed by Hoogland (1996, Mammalian Species No. 535)
Comment:
US ESA: Petition to list as threatened or endangered not warranted according to 12-month petition finding, as published in Federal Register Volume 74, Number 231, Pages 63343 - 63366, December 03, 2009