Panamint chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Neotamias panamintinus
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 Panamint chipmunk live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the Panamint chipmunk?

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

About the 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.

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

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Panamint chipmunk (revision 1341778214), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q24662790 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).