Editing Great Plains (section)

==== Mammals ====
Although the [[American bison]] (''Bison bison'') historically ranged throughout much of North America (from [[New York (state)|New York]] to [[Oregon]] and Canada to northern Mexico), they are strongly associated with the Great Plains where they once roamed in immense herds. [[Pronghorn]] (''Antilocapra americana'') range into western areas of the region. The [[black-tailed prairie dog]] (''Cynomys ludovicianus'') is another iconic species among several rodents that are linked to the region including the [[thirteen-lined ground squirrel]] (''Ictidomys tridecemlineatus''), [[spotted ground squirrel]] (''Xerospermophilus spilosoma''), [[Franklin's ground squirrel]] (''Poliocitellus franklinii''), [[plains pocket gopher]] (''Geomys bursarius''), [[hispid pocket mouse]] (''Chaetodipus hispidus''), [[olive-backed pocket mouse]] (''Perognathus fasciatus''), [[plains pocket mouse]] (''Perognathus flavescens''), and [[plains harvest mouse]] (''Reithrodontomys montanus''), Two carnivores associated with the Great Plains include the [[swift fox]] (''Vulpes velox'') and the endangered [[black-footed ferret]] (''Mustela nigripes'').<ref name="Reid (2006)">Reid, Fiona, A. 2006. ''A Field Guide to mammals of North America North of Mexico, Peterson Field Guide Series'', 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. New York, N. Y. xx, 579 pp. {{ISBN|0-395-93596-2}}</ref>