White-tailed prairie dog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-tailed prairie dog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cynomys leucurus
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 white-tailed prairie dog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-tailed prairie dog in 1 country or territory across North America.

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 white-tailed prairie dog endangered?

The white-tailed 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 white-tailed prairie dog?

The white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Cynomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-tailed prairie dog

The white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) is found in western Wyoming and western Colorado with small areas in eastern Utah and southern Montana. The largest populations are in Wyoming where they are known colloquially as "chiselers". This prairie dog species lives at an elevation between 5,000 and 10,000 feet (1,500 and 3,000 m), generally a higher elevation than other prairie dog species. Its predators include black-footed ferrets, badgers, and golden eagles.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-tailed prairie dog (revision 1314816015), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q585213 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).