Mexican Prairie Dog
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Cynomys
Cynomys mexicanus
This species is sexually dimorphic, with males being slightly larger and heavier than females. Length ranges from 385 to 440 mm. Coloration of males and females is the same; they are a light buff color with… More »
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The Mexican prairie dog weighs about 1 kg (2.2 lb). It occupies deep rock-free soils in open plains and plateaus of inter-montane valleys. These flat areas are covered with herbs and grasses and usually surrounded by mature desert vegetation.
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Mexican Prairie Dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mexican prairie dog ( Cynomys mexicanus ) is a diurnal burrowing rodent native to Mexico. Treatment as an agricultural pest has led to its status as an endangered species. They are closely rel...
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Mexican Prairie Dog - Cynomys mexicanus ... Mexican Prairie Dog - Cynomys mexicanus Merriam, 1892. ... The Mexican Prairie Dog is active throughout the year. There is generally a single dominant male. Females produce only one litter averaging four young annually.
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Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus) ... General Description: The Mexican prairie dog is a lesser known relative of the black-tailed prairie dog that also has a black-tipped tail. Mexican prairie dogs inhabit the short-grass and low elevation prairie of a small area in northeastern Mexico.
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In 1900, a huge Prairie Dog settlement was reported on the high plains of Texas. It extended 100 miles ... Mexican Prairie Dog (C. mexicanus) is an endangered species with a limited distribution only within parts of Mexico. Utah Prairie Dog (C. parvidens) is the smallest of all Prairie Dogs and threatened. Comparisons;
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Prairie dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prairie dogs ( Cynomys ) are burrowing rodents (not actually dogs) native to the grasslands of North America. There are five different species of prairie dogs: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunni...
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Prairie dogs are highly social rodents that belong to the same family as squirrels. The Mexican prairie dog is the southernmost sp... ... Prairie dogs are highly social rodents that belong to the same family as squirrels. The Mexican prairie dog is the southernmost species of prairie dog. Both males and females are a light...
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Image of the Mexican prairie dog (Cynomys mexicanus) on ARKive: Mexican prairie dog in 'look out' posture (image G10496) ... Mexican prairie dog in 'look out' posture...
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