Black-tailed prairie dog  (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Facts

Also known as:Arizona black-tailed prairie dog
Previously known as:Cynomys ludovicianus arizonensis
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Sciuridae
Genus Cynomys (1)
Size Male length: 358 – 429 mm (2)
Female length: 340 – 400 mm (2)
Male weight: 575 – 1,490 g (2)
Female weight: 765 – 1,030 g (2)

Status

Classified as Lower Risk / Near Threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3).