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Humboldt Life

Genus

Neotamias (Western chipmunks)

Neotamias senex

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

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

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.

— Wikipedia

  • 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)

Neotamias senex

Species: Neotamias townsendii (Townsend's chipmunk)

Neotamias townsendii

Species: Neotamias ochrogenys (Yellow-cheeked chipmunk)

Neotamias ochrogenys

Species: Neotamias sonomae (Sonoma chipmunk)

Neotamias sonomae

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