Sciuridae
Cynomys ludovicianus
(black-tailed prairie dog)

Image Caption:
Black tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) are brown or reddish brown back with a whitish underside, and the color of the tail darkens toward the tip (Hoogland, 1996).

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Cynomys ludovicianus (Black-tailed prairie dog)
Works Cited:

Hoogland, J. L.  (1996).  Cynomys ludovicianus.  The American Society of Mammalogists Mammalian Species 535.
Image Location: United States, South Dakota, Wind Cave National Park
Image Date: 2009AUG16
Image Species: Cynomys ludovicianus
(EXIF Information is accurate – stamped in UTC).

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Updated: 2009MAY13