Põhja-Ameerika rohumaadel elavate näriliste perekond, mis kuulub oravlaste sugukonda
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Keha on massiivne, jalad lühikesed. Saba, mis kaetud lühikeste karvadega, moodustab 1/4 –1/6 tüvepikkusest. Kõrvalesta asemel on madal nahakurd. Põsetaskud on õhukeseseinalised, karvadeta.
a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae
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Five extant species of Cynomys are recognized: black-tailed (C. ludovicinus), white-tailed (C. leucurus), Gunnison (C. gunnisoni), Utah (C. parvidens), and Mexican (C. mexicanus) prairie dogs. Extant prairie dogs are found in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
