Gunnison's prairie dog

Summary

Gunnison's prairie dog is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gunnison's prairie dog's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• John Williams Gunnison is named after Gunnison's prairie dog^[5].
• Gunnison's prairie dog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Gunnison's prairie dog belongs to the parent taxon Cynomys^[7].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is classified within Leucocrossuromys^[8].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is endemic to United States^[9].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Gunnison's prairie dog is Cynomys gunnisoni^[10].
• Gunnison's prairie dog's Commons category is recorded as Cynomys gunnisoni^[11].
• Gunnison's prairie dog's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cynomys gunnisoni^[12].
• Gunnison's prairie dog's Commons gallery is recorded as Cynomys gunnisoni^[13].
• Gunnison's prairie dog's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. gunnisoni'}^[14].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Gunnison's Prairie Dog"}^[15].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ruddy Mongoose'}^[16].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gunnison’s Prairie Dog'}^[17].
• Gunnison's prairie dog is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gunnisons Präriehund'}^[18].
• Gunnison's prairie dog's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality^[19].

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Classification

Gunnison's prairie dog's scientific name is Cynomys gunnisoni^[10]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cynomys^[7] and Leucocrossuromys^[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Gunnison's Prairie Dog"}^[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ruddy Mongoose'}^[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gunnison’s Prairie Dog'}^[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gunnisons Präriehund'}^[18].

Discovery and Description

John Williams Gunnison is named after Gunnison's prairie dog^[5].

Distribution

Gunnison's prairie dog is endemic to United States^[9].

Identifiers

Gunnison's prairie dog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46180^[20]. Gunnison's prairie dog's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45479^[21]. Gunnison's prairie dog's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311657^[22]. Gunnison's prairie dog's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437236^[23]. Gunnison's prairie dog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180184^[24].

Why It Matters

Gunnison's prairie dog ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]