AnAge entry for Cynomys ludovicianus

Classification (HAGRID: 02759)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Sciuridae
                    Genus: Cynomys
Species: Cynomys ludovicianus
Common name: Black-tailed prairie dog
Synonyms: Cynomys pyrrotrichus

Maximum longevity: 15 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 1306
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, females may live up to 8 years and males up to 5 years [0507]. One zoo specimen lived for 15 years [1306].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0507] Hoogland (1996), Cynomys ludovicianus
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves
[1306] Variation in actuarial senescence does not reflect life span variation across mammals (PubMed)