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California chipmunk

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California chipmunk
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. (2016). "Neotamias obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21359A22268421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21359A22268421.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.