Neotamias
Genus of rodents
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Neotamias is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America. Along with Eutamias, this genus is often considered a subgenus of Tamias.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Neotamias | |
|---|---|
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| Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subtribe: | Tamiina |
| Genus: | Neotamias A. H. Howell, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Eutamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889 | |
| Diversity | |
| 23 species | |
Species
- Alpine chipmunk, Neotamias alpinus
- Yellow-pine chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus
- Buller's chipmunk, Neotamias bulleri
- Gray-footed chipmunk, Neotamias canipes
- Gray-collared chipmunk, Neotamias cinereicollis
- Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis
- Durango chipmunk, Neotamias durangae
- Merriam's chipmunk, Neotamias merriami
- Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
- California chipmunk, Neotamias obscurus
- Yellow-cheeked chipmunk, Neotamias ochrogenys
- Palmer's chipmunk, Neotamias palmeri
- Panamint chipmunk, Neotamias panamintinus
- Long-eared chipmunk, Neotamias quadrimaculatus
- Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
- Red-tailed chipmunk, Neotamias ruficaudus
- Hopi chipmunk, Neotamias rufus
- Allen's chipmunk, Neotamias senex
- Siskiyou chipmunk, Neotamias siskiyou
- Sonoma chipmunk, Neotamias sonomae
- Lodgepole chipmunk, Neotamias speciosus
- Townsend's chipmunk, Neotamias townsendii
- Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus
Three subspecies have recently been recognized as distinct species by some authorities:[6]
- Crater chipmunk, Neotamias cratericus, split from N. amoenus[7]
- Coulee chipmunk, Neotamias grisescens, split from N. minimus[7]
- Coahuila chipmunk, Neotamias solivagus, split from N. durangae[8]