Burrowing mammals with five different species. They are rodents, and not canidae, inhabiting arid areas (see Fig. P123).
Cynomys ludovicianus Prairie dog
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(2008). Prairie Dog (ground squirrel, Sciuridae). In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_13353
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