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Caged Tamias chipmunk, Tokyo area. The genus Tamias was formerly divided into three subgenera that, in sum, included all chipmunk species: Tamias, the eastern chipmunk and other fossil species; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western ...
A small species, it reaches about 30 cm (12 in) in length including the tail, and a weight of 66–150 g (2.3–5.3 oz). [15] It has reddish-brown fur on its upper body and five dark brown stripes contrasting with light brown stripes along its back, ending in a dark tail.
Chipmunks are classified as four genera: Tamias, of which the eastern chipmunk (T. striatus) is the only living member; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; Nototamias, which consists of three extinct species, and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western North American, species.
The Uinta chipmunk [1] or hidden forest chipmunk [2] (Neotamias umbrinus), is a species of chipmunk in the family Sciuridae.It is endemic to the United States.Formerly known as Tamias umbrinus, [1] phylogenetic studies have shown it to be sufficiently distinct from the eastern chipmunk as to be placed in a separate genus, Neotamias. [3]
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] Sierra del Carmen chipmunk, Neotamias solivagus, split from N. durangae [8]
Tamias quadrivittatus The Colorado chipmunk ( Neotamias quadrivittatus ) is a species of chipmunk in the squirrel family Sciuridae . It is endemic to Colorado , Utah , Arizona and New Mexico in the United States .
The Ohio chipmunk (Tamias striatus ohioensis), also known as the Ohioan chipmunk, or the Ohio eastern chipmunk, is a subspecies of the eastern chipmunk that is native to parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio, with some populations potentially present in far north-eastern to western Pennsylvania, and very rarely into West Virginia. [1]
The species name comes from the Latin cantitia, meaning "gray in color", and pes, meaning "foot", and the genus name comes from the Greek word Tamias, meaning "a distributor". [6] N. canipes was formerly considered a subspecies of N. cinereicollis, the gray-collared chipmunk, but it was brought to species status in 1960. [8]