White-tailed prairie dog

Summary

White-tailed prairie dog is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #1,560 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• White-tailed prairie dog's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• White-tailed prairie dog is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• White-tailed prairie dog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• White-tailed prairie dog belongs to the parent taxon Cynomys^[6].
• White-tailed prairie dog belongs to the parent taxon Leucocrossuromys^[7].
• White-tailed prairie dog's scientific name is Cynomys leucurus^[8].
• White-tailed prairie dog's Commons category is recorded as Cynomys leucurus^[9].
• White-tailed prairie dog is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Prairie Dog'}^[10].
• White-tailed prairie dog is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanz-Präriehund'}^[11].
• White-tailed prairie dog's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality^[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, White-tailed prairie dog is Cynomys leucurus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Cynomys^[6] and Leucocrossuromys^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'White-tailed Prairie Dog'}^[10] and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißschwanz-Präriehund'}^[11].

Identifiers

White-tailed prairie dog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46177^[13]. White-tailed prairie dog's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 99825^[14]. White-tailed prairie dog's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311547^[15]. White-tailed prairie dog's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437233^[16]. White-tailed prairie dog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180185^[17].

Why It Matters

White-tailed prairie dog ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #1,560 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]