Mammals · Rodentia · Sciuridae
Cynomys ludovicianus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It lives in vast cooperative underground "towns"; the largest colony ever documented stretched across some 65,000 km² with an estimated population of 400 million.
Weight
700 g – 1.6 kg
Size
35.5 cm – 41.5 cm
Life expectancy
4 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
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Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Center for Biological Diversity · NHPBS NatureWorks · Smithsonian National Zoo · EDDMapS · Texas Tech NSRL Mammals of Texas · SDZWA Fact Sheet
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Black-tailed Prairie Dog — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about black-tailed prairie dog.
