Colorado Chipmunk
Neotamias quadrivittatus
This chipmunk has a grayish-brown dorsal coloration with four distinct dark stripes and three light stripes. The underside is whitish.
How to identify
This chipmunk has a grayish-brown dorsal coloration with four distinct dark stripes and three light stripes. The underside is whitish.
Range
N. quadrivittatus is found in the southwestern United States, including parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Habitat
N. quadrivittatus occupies coniferous forests, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and rocky canyons.
Similar species
N. quadrivittatus is similar to Neotamias cinereicollis, but lacks the gray neck.
Name and etymology
quadrivittatus: Latin for four (quadri) striped (vittatus)
At a glance
Range
N. quadrivittatus is found in the southwestern United States, including parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Habitat
N. quadrivittatus occupies coniferous forests, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and rocky canyons.
Guide
Mammals of North America
Range map
Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap