Townsend's Chipmunk

Neotamias townsendii

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Townsend's Chipmunk illustration

Name and etymology

Genus

Neotamias

Greek for new (neo) storekeeper (tamias)

Origin

Language root

Sources

  • Palmer, Index Generum Mammalium (1904) ↗

    Palmer, T. S. 1904. Index Generum Mammalium: a list of the genera and families of mammals. North American Fauna 23. Government Printing Office, Washington. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.39809

Species epithet

townsendii

Etymology incomplete

The meaning of this name has not been recorded yet.

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At a glance

Guide

Mammals of North America

Range map

Range map for Townsend's Chipmunk

Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Sources & further reading