Neotamias

Neotamias is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America. Along with Eutamias, this genus is often considered a subgenus of Tamias.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Neotamias
Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subtribe:	Tamiina
Genus:	Neotamias A. H. Howell, 1929
Type species
Eutamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889
Diversity
23 species

Species

• Alpine chipmunk, Neotamias alpinus
• Yellow-pine chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus
• Buller's chipmunk, Neotamias bulleri
• Gray-footed chipmunk, Neotamias canipes
• Gray-collared chipmunk, Neotamias cinereicollis
• Cliff chipmunk, Neotamias dorsalis
• Durango chipmunk, Neotamias durangae
• Merriam's chipmunk, Neotamias merriami
• Least chipmunk, Neotamias minimus
• California chipmunk, Neotamias obscurus
• Yellow-cheeked chipmunk, Neotamias ochrogenys
• Palmer's chipmunk, Neotamias palmeri
• Panamint chipmunk, Neotamias panamintinus
• Long-eared chipmunk, Neotamias quadrimaculatus
• Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus
• Red-tailed chipmunk, Neotamias ruficaudus
• Hopi chipmunk, Neotamias rufus
• Allen's chipmunk, Neotamias senex
• Siskiyou chipmunk, Neotamias siskiyou
• Sonoma chipmunk, Neotamias sonomae
• Lodgepole chipmunk, Neotamias speciosus
• Townsend's chipmunk, Neotamias townsendii
• Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus

Three subspecies have recently been recognized as distinct species by some authorities:^[6]

• Crater chipmunk, Neotamias cratericus, split from N. amoenus^[7]
• Coulee chipmunk, Neotamias grisescens, split from N. minimus^[7]
• Coahuila chipmunk, Neotamias solivagus, split from N. durangae^[8]