Gray-footed Chipmunk

Neotamias canipes

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This chipmunk has a grayish dorsal coloration with moderately distinct dark and light stripes. The underside is whitish.

Gray-footed Chipmunk illustration

How to identify

This chipmunk has a grayish dorsal coloration with moderately distinct dark and light stripes. The underside is whitish.

Range

N. canipes is found in western Texas and southern New Mexico.

Habitat

N. canipes inhabits pinyon-juniper woodlands and rocky slopes.

Name and etymology

canipes: Latin for gray (canus) foot (pes)

At a glance

Range

N. canipes is found in western Texas and southern New Mexico.

Habitat

N. canipes inhabits pinyon-juniper woodlands and rocky slopes.

Guide

Mammals of North America

Range map

Range map for Gray-footed Chipmunk

Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

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