Genus

Neotamias (Western chipmunks)

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

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.

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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)
        Species: Neotamias townsendii (Townsend’s chipmunk)
        Species: Neotamias ochrogenys (Yellow-cheeked chipmunk)
        Species: Neotamias sonomae (Sonoma chipmunk)

Subtaxa

Species: Neotamias senex (Allen’s chipmunk)

Species: Neotamias townsendii (Townsend’s chipmunk)

Species: Neotamias ochrogenys (Yellow-cheeked chipmunk)

Species: Neotamias sonomae (Sonoma chipmunk)

Genus

Neotamias (Western chipmunks)

Subtaxa

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