From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of rodents
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 .
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
Species
Alpine chipmunk , Neotamias alpinus
Yellow-pine chipmunk , Neotamias amoenus
Buller's chipmunk , Neotamias bulleri
Gray-footed chipmunk , Neotamias canipes
Gray-collared chipmunk , Neotamias cinereicollis
Cliff chipmunk , Neotamias dorsalis
Durango chipmunk , Neotamias durangae
Merriam's chipmunk , Neotamias merriami
Least chipmunk , Neotamias minimus
California chipmunk , Neotamias obscurus
Yellow-cheeked chipmunk , Neotamias ochrogenys
Palmer's chipmunk , Neotamias palmeri
Panamint chipmunk , Neotamias panamintinus
Long-eared chipmunk , Neotamias quadrimaculatus
Colorado chipmunk , Neotamias quadrivittatus
Red-tailed chipmunk , Neotamias ruficaudus
Hopi chipmunk , Neotamias rufus
Allen's chipmunk , Neotamias senex
Siskiyou chipmunk , Neotamias siskiyou
Sonoma chipmunk , Neotamias sonomae
Lodgepole chipmunk , Neotamias speciosus
Townsend's chipmunk , Neotamias townsendii
Uinta chipmunk , Neotamias umbrinus
Three subspecies have recently been recognized as distinct species by some authorities:
[6]
References
^ Patterson, Bruce D.; Norris, Ryan W. (2016).
"Towards a uniform nomenclature for ground squirrels: the status of the Holarctic chipmunks" (PDF) . Mammalia . 80 (3): 241–251.
doi :
10.1515/mammalia-2015-0004 .
S2CID
9955150 . Retrieved 2019-06-08 .
^ Wilson, D. E.; D. M. Reeder (2005).
"Mammal Species of the World" . Archived from
the original on 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2007-06-27 .
^ Piaggio, A. J.; Spicer, G. S. (2001).
"Molecular phylogeny of the chipmunks inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b and cytochrome oxidase II gene sequences" (PDF) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 20 (3): 335–350.
CiteSeerX
10.1.1.330.9046 .
doi :
10.1006/mpev.2001.0975 .
PMID
11527462 .
^ Piaggio, Antoinette J.; Spicer, Greg S. (2000).
"Molecular Phylogeny of the Chipmunk Genus Tamias Based on the Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit II Gene" (PDF) . Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 7 (3): 147–166.
doi :
10.1023/a:1009484302799 .
S2CID
7623018 .
^ Musser, G. G.; Durden, L. A.; Holden, M. E.; Light, J. E. (2010).
"Systematic review of endemic Sulawesi squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae), with descriptions of new species of associated sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura), and phylogenetic and zoogeographic assessments of sciurid lice" (PDF) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 339 (339): 1–260.
doi :
10.1206/695.1 .
hdl :
2246/6067 .
S2CID
82712592 .
^
"Higher Taxonomy" .
^
a
b Herrera, Nathanael D.; Bell, Kayce C.; Callahan, Colin M.; Nordquist, Erin; Sarver, Brice A. J.; Sullivan, Jack; Demboski, John R.; Good, Jeffrey M. (2 July 2022).
"Genomic resolution of cryptic species diversity in chipmunks" . Evolution . 76 (9): 2004–2019.
doi :
10.1111/evo.14546 .
PMID
35778920 .
^ Ramirez-Pulido, Jose; Gonzalez-Ruiz, Noe; Gardner, Alfred; Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin (18 September 2014).
"List of Recent Land Mammals of Mexico, 2014" . Special Publications Museum of Texas Tech University . Special publications - the Museum, Texas Tech University. 63 : 52.
doi :
10.5962/bhl.title.142891 .
ISBN
9781929330270 . Retrieved 8 December 2023 .
Musser, G. G.; Durden, L. A.; Holden, M. E.; and Light, J. E. (2010) "Systematic review of endemic Sulawesi squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae), with descriptions of new species of associated sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura), and phylogenetic and zoogeographic assessments of sciurid lice." Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 339.
Piaggio, A. J. and Spicer, G. S. 2001. "Molecular phylogeny of the chipmunks inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b and cytochrome oxidase II gene sequences." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 20: 335–350.