Cynomys

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) + Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) === Proper noun === Cynomys m A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – prairie dogs, rodents native to the grasslands of central North America. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Sciuromorpha – suborder; Sciuridae – family; Xerinae - subfamily; Marmotini - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Cynomys subg. Cynomys, Cynomys subg. Leucocrossuromys - subgenera Cynomys ludovicianus - type species; Cynomys mexicanus; Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys parvidens - species === References === Cynomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cynomys on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cynomys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cynomys in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell. Cynomys at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Cynomys at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Cynomys”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026