Neotamias


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.

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:
  • Crater chipmunk, Neotamias cratericus, split from N. amoenus
  • Coulee chipmunk, Neotamias grisescens, split from N. minimus
  • Coahuila chipmunk, Neotamias solivagus, split from ''N. durangae''