Species

Neotamias senex (Allen’s chipmunk)

Neotamias senex. Photo: (c) Greg Schechter, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Allen’s chipmunk (Neotamias senex) is a species of chipmunk. It is also known as the shadow chipmunk. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in California, Nevada, and Oregon. It is a common species of the Sierra Nevada.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
        Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
        Suborder: Sciuromorpha (Squirrels, dormice, and mountain beavers)
        Family: Sciuridae (Squirrels)
        Subfamily: Xerinae (Ground and african tree squirrels)
        Tribe: Tamiini (Chipmunks)
        Genus: Neotamias (Western chipmunks)
        Species: Neotamias senex (Allen’s chipmunk)

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