Alpine chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Alpine chipmunk Neotamias alpinus Least concern

Where the alpine chipmunk lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 40 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Neotamias alpinus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the alpine chipmunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the alpine chipmunk in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the alpine chipmunk endangered?

The alpine chipmunk’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the alpine chipmunk?

The alpine chipmunk (Neotamias alpinus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Neotamias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the alpine chipmunk

The alpine chipmunk (Neotamias alpinus) is a species of chipmunk native to the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada of California. No significant threats to the species are known.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alpine chipmunk (revision 1377501765), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q24662785 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).