Panamint chipmunk

The Panamint chipmunk (Neotamias panamintinus) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to desert mountain areas of southeast California and southwest Nevada in the United States.[1]

Panamint chipmunk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Neotamias
Species:
N. panamintinus
Binomial name
Neotamias panamintinus
(Merriam, 1893)
Synonyms

Tamias panamintus Merriam, 1893

It is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its broad range, prevalence, and no known major threats.[1] The Panamint chipmunk occurs in pinyon pine-juniper woodlands in bushes, boulders, and on cliffs.[1]

Environmentally, the Panamint chipmunks are a prey species that contributes to the diets of their predators, including birds, raptors, coyotes, foxes, and bobcats.[2]

References

  1. Linzey, A. V. & Hammerson, G. (2008). "Neotamias panamintinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  2. Peters, Molly, and Molly Wear. “Tamias Panamintinus (Panamint Chipmunk).” Animal Diversity Web,animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tamias_panamintinus/


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