Gray-footed chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Neotamias canipes
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 gray-footed chipmunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray-footed 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 gray-footed chipmunk endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the gray-footed chipmunk?

The gray-footed chipmunk (Neotamias canipes) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Neotamias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gray-footed chipmunk

The gray-footed chipmunk (Neotamias canipes) is a terrestrial and forest-dwelling species of chipmunk and rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to New Mexico and in the Sierra Diablo and Guadalupe Mountains in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas in the United States. Its natural habitat are coniferous forests. First discovered in 1902, they are distinguished by the unique gray dorsal colouring on the hind feet, hence the common name. They demonstrate sexual dimorphism, and the female is larger than the male.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray-footed chipmunk (revision 1314046326), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21730906 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).