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Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)

labeled as black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), hopefully it's Gunnison's!

Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)
Giant Eland, 4 Nov 2018
    • Chlidonias
      I don't understand why these are identified on Zootierliste as being Gunnison's?


      The text on Zootierliste translates as:

      Signed as "black-tailed prairie dog"
      Sources / credits:
      - Website 12/2015
      - personal communication 02/2016 (Inventory)
      - visit 04/2016 (seen)
      - visit 09/2016 (seen, signposted)
      - visit 10/2016 (seen)
      - Visit 12/2016 (Black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus signposted, not seen)


      So they are labelled as Black-tailed Prairie Dogs by the zoo itself, and the animal (at least as pictured above) is clearly a Black-tailed Prairie Dog - Gunnison's are one of the white-tailed species.
      4 Nov 2018
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