Long-eared chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Long-eared chipmunk Tamias quadrimaculatus

Where the long-eared 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 58 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Tamias quadrimaculatus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the long-eared chipmunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-eared 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.

What kind of animal is the long-eared chipmunk?

The long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Tamias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-eared chipmunk

The long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus), also called the Sacramento chipmunk or the four-banded chipmunk, is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to the central and northern Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. Long-eared chipmunks have the longest ears of all species of chipmunks.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-eared chipmunk (revision 1315018926), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761298 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).