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title: "Gunnison's Prairie Dog"
description: "Cynomys gunnisoni — Mammals. Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is one of five species of prairie dog."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gunnison-s-prairie-dog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gunnison's Prairie Dog

> Cynomys gunnisoni — Mammals. Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is one of five species of prairie dog.

- Scientific name: *Cynomys gunnisoni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 2992
- Wikidata: [Q936978](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q936978)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46180](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46180)

## Names

- en: Gunnison's Prairie Dog
- de: Gunnison-Präriehund
- es: Perrito llanero de Gunnison
- fr: Chien de prairie du Colorado
- nl: Rocky-Mountainsprairiehond
- pt: Cão-da-pradaria-de-cauda-curta
- pl: Nieświszczuk płowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (2790)

## Summary

Gunnison's prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) is one of five species of prairie dog. This species belongs to the squirrel family of rodents, and are predominantly related to the North American and Eurasian ground squirrels. Gunnison's prairie dogs are primarily distributed in the Four Corners region of the United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnison%27s_prairie_dog

## Photo

![Gunnison's Prairie Dog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gunnison-s-prairie-dog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/319196738

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gunnison-s-prairie-dog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).