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12-22-2016

Cynomys parvidens

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The Utah prairie dog ( Cynomys parvidens) is the smallest species of prairie dog, a member of the squirrel family of rodents native to the south central steppes of the US state of Utah . The fur is multicolor, which consists of black, brown, and dark brown at the tip. Face have dark brown cheeks and whitish tone of chins and mouth. North America – Southwest area of Utah. There are three main concentration of colonies: Awapa Plateau, East Fork and the main stem of the Sevier River and eastern Iron County. Cynomys parvidens is the westernmost member of the genus Cynomys. (US Fish and Wildlife Service 1991).

Detailed information
Full Name: Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Mammals
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 06/04/1973 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Utah prairie dog, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Utah
  • US Counties in which the Utah prairie dog, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Utah prairie dog.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/01/2012 Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens) Revised Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
08/02/2012 77 FR 46158 46183 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog; Final Rule
04/26/2012 77 FR 24915 24924 Revising the Proposed Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of public comment period and notice of document availability
06/02/2011 76 FR 31906 31920 Proposed Rule to Revise the Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog
06/14/1991 56 FR 27438 27443 ETWP; Final Rule to Amend Special Rule Allowing Regulated Taking of the Cynomys parvidens (Utah Prairie Dog); 56 FR 27438 27443
02/21/1990 55 FR 6022 6024 ETWP; Proposal to Amend Special Rule Allowing Regulated Taking of the Utah Prairie Dog; 55 FR 6022 6024
05/29/1984 49 FR 22330 22334 Final Rule to Reclassify Utah Prairie Dog as Thr., w/ Special Rule to Allow Regulated Taking; 49 FR 22330-22334
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
03/01/2012 Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens) Revised Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/26/2012 77 FR 24915 24924 Revising the Proposed Special Rule for the Utah Prairie Dog: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of public comment period and notice of document availability
  • Notice Doc. Availability
  • Notice Reopen Comment
04/26/2012 77 FR 24975 Revised Recovery Plan for the Utah Prairie Dog; Notice of document availability
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
09/17/2010 75 FR 57055 57056 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Utah Prairie Dog
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
02/21/2007 72 FR 7843 7852 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Reclassify the Utah Prairie Dog From Threatened to Endangered and Initiation of a 5-Year Review
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial
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