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Mexican prairie dog

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Also known as: Cynomys mexicanus

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classification of prairie dog

In prairie dog
ludovicianus) and Mexican (C. mexicanus) species live in large, dense colonies that early explorers described as “towns.” Colonies are divided by topographic and vegetational features into semidiscrete wards formed from smaller extended family groups, or coteries. Colonies usually cover about 100 hectares (247 acres), but the largest…
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