Gunnison's prairie dog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Gunnison's prairie dog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cynomys gunnisoni
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Gunnison's prairie dog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Gunnison's prairie dog in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Gunnison's prairie dog endangered?

The Gunnison's prairie dog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Gunnison's prairie dog?

The Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Cynomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Gunnison's prairie dog

Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is one of five species of prairie dog. This species belongs to the squirrel family of rodents, and are predominantly related to the North American and Eurasian ground squirrels. Gunnison's prairie dogs are primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of the United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gunnison's prairie dog (revision 1379963362), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q936978 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).