ORDER RODENTIA

Suborder Sciuromorpha

FAMILY SCIURIDAE (Squirrels, chipmunks, marmots and prairie dogs)

Subfamily Sciurinae

Genus Cynomys

Gunnison’s Prairie Dog, Cynomys gunnisoni

White-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys leucurus

Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus

Mexican Prairie Dog, Cynomys mexicanus

Utah Prairie Dog, Cynomys parvidens

About 35 other genera in subfamily

The White-tailed Prairie Dog was described by Ludvig/Louis, and was named after the 1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition where prairie dogs were first identified for scientific study.