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--> SUBFAMILY Xerinae
--> TRIBE Marmotini
--> GENUS Cynomys
--> SUBGENUS Leucocrossuromys
SPECIES Cynomys (Leucocrossuromys) gunnisoni
Author: | Baird, 1855. | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 334. | Common Name: | Gunnison's Prairie Dog | Type Locality: | "Cochitope [Cochetopa] Pass of Rocky Mountains." (Saguache Co., Colorado, USA). | Distribution: | SE Utah, SW Colorado, NE Arizona, and NW New Mexico (USA). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Leucocrossuromys (Hall, 1981). Reviewed by Pizzimenti and Hoffmann (1973, Mammalian Species No. 25) and Pizzimenti (1976). |
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