Cynomys parvidens
| Utah Prairie Dog
(Cynomys parvidens) | |
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| Range | |
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| Taxonomic classification | |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Xerinae |
| Tribe: | Marmotini |
| Genus: | Cynomys |
| Subgenus: | Leucocrossuromys |
| Binomial details | |
| Cynomys parvidens J. A. Allen, 1905 | |
| Other resources | |
| Full taxonomic details at MDD | |
The Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens) is a small member of the genus. It is listed as a threatened species by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service throughout its entire range.
Description
From Pizzimenti and Collier (1975): "The dorsum, including the proximal half of the tail, is cinnamon to clay in color....Individual body hairs are multicolored. From base to tip, they are black, pale buff, cinnamon, and finally tipped with dark brown or pale buff. The cheeks are marked by a brown patch, the mouth and chin are whitish, and the underparts are cinnamon to pale buff."
Museum type specimens
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Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Dorsal view. -
Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Ventral view.
External measurements
Length measurements are in millimeters (mm) and weight measurements are in grams (g), unless stated otherwise. If available, the sample size (n=) is provided. If a range is not provided and n= is not given, then the listed measurement represents an average.
| Part of range | Reference | Total length | Tail length | Hindfoot length | Ear length | Mass |
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| Utah | Pizzimenti and Collier (1975) | 305–360 | 30–60 | 55–66 | 12–16 |
Skull
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Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Dorsal view of the skull. -
Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Ventral view of the skull. -
Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Dorsal view of the mandible. -
Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Lateral view of the left mandible. -
Holotype: AMNH M-28738. Cynomys parvidens. Buckskin Valley, Iron County, Utah. Collected 25 August 1904. Upper incisors.
Similar species
References
Pizzimenti JJ, Collier GD. 1975. Cynomys parvidens. Mammalian Species (52):1-3. https://doi.org/10.2307/3503977