Merriam's chipmunk

Merriam's chipmunk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Neotamias
Species: N. merriami
Binomial name
Neotamias merriami
(J. A. Allen, 1889)
Synonyms

Tamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889

Merriam's chipmunk (Neotamias merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in central and southern California.[2] in the United States and a small area in northern Baja California, Mexico.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Linzey, A. V., Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). Tamias merriami. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.


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