Townsend's chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Townsend's chipmunk Tamias townsendii

Where the Townsend's chipmunk lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 520 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Tamias townsendii
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Townsend's chipmunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Townsend's chipmunk in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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 Townsend's chipmunk?

The Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Tamias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Townsend's chipmunk

Townsend's chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It lives in the forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, from extreme southwestern British Columbia through western Washington and western Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named after John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Townsend's chipmunk (revision 1331978372), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768062 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).