Cynomys Rafinesque 1817 (prairie dog)
PaleoDB taxon number: 41496
Synonym: Monax Warden 1819 (taxon 48790)
Parent taxon: Marmotini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Ammospermophilus, Eutamias, Marmota, Neotamias, Spermophilus, Tamias, Spermophilinus
Subtaxa: Cynomys gunnisoni, Cynomys hibbardi, Cynomys leucurus, Cynomys ludovicianus, Cynomys mexicanus, Cynomys niobrarius, Cynomys parvidens, Cynomys sappaensis, Cynomys spenceri, Cynomys vetus
Type: Cynomys socialis
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore