The University of New Mexico
Mammals

Cynomys gunnisoni

Gunnison's Prairie Dog

Cynomys gunnisoni

photo via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Native to New Mexico: yes

Habitat: juniper savanna, grassland

Feeding behavior: herbivore, granivore

Museum holdings: (Arctos database)

Specimen map: (Arctos database)

Other Resources: Smithsonian and Animal Diversity Web

Distribution Map:

Ammo interpres map