The Utah prairie dog, extinct in more than 90 percent of its former range, is an endangered species protected by law. It now lives in a small area of southern Utah, between the ranges of Gunnison's prairie dog and the white-tailed prairie dog. Learn more about the Cynomys parvidens, more commonly known as a Utah Prairie Dog, in this easy-to-read species overview by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.