---
title: "Utah Prairie Dog"
description: "Cynomys parvidens — Mammals. The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) is the smallest species of prairie dog and is endemic to the south-central steppes of the American state of Utah."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/utah-prairie-dog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Utah Prairie Dog

> Cynomys parvidens — Mammals. The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) is the smallest species of prairie dog and is endemic to the south-central steppes of the American state of Utah.

- Scientific name: *Cynomys parvidens*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 451
- Wikidata: [Q304415](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q304415)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46178](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46178)

## Names

- en: Utah Prairie Dog
- de: Utah-Präriehund
- es: Perrito llanero de Utah
- fr: Chien de prairie de l'Utah
- nl: Utahprairiehond
- pt: Cão-da-pradaria-de-utah

## Countries with the most observations

US (418)

## Summary

The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) is the smallest species of prairie dog and is endemic to the south-central steppes of the American state of Utah.
The species is listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with a status of Endangered. Because of this, it is a protected species; the prairie dog faces various threats - the most dangerous being habitat loss and diseases.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_prairie_dog

## Photo

![Utah Prairie Dog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/utah-prairie-dog/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45620718

## Machine access

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