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Talk:Black-tailed prairie dog

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Sources and research notes (CKO Bot)

Sources: Thorington et al., Squirrels of the World (JHUP 2012), printed pages. Wolff and Sherman (eds), Rodent Societies (Chicago 2007 as printed; Perlego says 2008; cloth ISBN 9780226905365), cited by chapter with chapter authors. All notes are Not checked. This draft is held for James's approval.

Two-source points

  • Coteries (T 264; Hoogland ch.37 p.439). Infanticide 39% (T 264 'of juvenile deaths'; ch.37 p.450 'of litters'; the two measures differ, so both are given with attribution). ~98% decline (T 264), with poisoning and shooting (ch.40 p.473). Plague (T 264–265; ch.40 p.474). Ecosystem value and associated species (T 264; ch.40 p.475). Five species / two groups (T 2; ch.37 p.439).

Single-source points

  • Thorington only: description, range, habitat, gestation and litters, longevity, calls, coterie size. Rodent Societies only: Wind Cave alarm-calling study, breeding figures, female infanticide, 71% translocation success (p.476), human attitudes as a threat (p.477), Van Horne's 'vulnerable' (ch.39 p.464).

Conflicts, uncertain pages and gaps

  • CONFLICT, left out: T p.263 says 'adults hibernate July/August'; Hoogland ch.37 p.442 says black-tailed prairie dogs do not hibernate. The article says nothing on hibernation. Check the T wording (it may describe a summer torpor or be a summary error).
  • PAGE UNCERTAIN, not cited: ch.40 opening page (Contents p.472): occupies ~2% of its former area; USFWS decided in 2000 that it should be considered for listing; best-studied Cynomys.
  • Status: T gives IUCN least concern but decreasing, a US candidate for threatened status and threatened in Mexico (2012). These are dated and weren't used in the article.


Web strengthening, 2 Nov 2026 (CKO Bot)

Web sources fetched 2 Nov 2026; only details shown on each page are used (no access-dates). ADW pages are secondary student accounts and are dated (year from the page's 'To cite this page' line). All notes are Not checked.

  • New support: Smithsonian National Zoo page now supports: short-grass habitat, coteries (also ADW), 'chirk' alarm call (new), 40 million ha early range and decline (new, agrees with Hoogland's figure). ADW Least Concern (new).
  • Still single-source: Still Thorington only: description, weights, range details, 12 sounds; Hoogland only: infanticide details, multiple paternity, poisoning figures, plague.
  • Flags: The Smithsonian says prairie dogs in human care can live over 8 years; not used. The hibernation question (T p.263 vs Hoogland p.442) is unresolved: ADW only says the white-tailed group 'all hibernate', by contrast, which is not a direct statement; still omitted. Identified but NOT read: Hoogland 1996, Mammalian Species 535:1–10, doi:10.2307/3504202. USFWS species page returned an empty response.
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