California chipmunk
Species of rodent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The California chipmunk or chaparral chipmunk (Neotamias obscurus) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is found in Baja California, Mexico, and in southern California in the United States.[1]
California chipmunk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Neotamias |
Species: | N. obscurus |
Binomial name | |
Neotamias obscurus (J. A. Allen, 1890) | |
Synonyms | |
Tamias obscurus J. A. Allen, 1890 |
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