Species: Neotamias minimus
Least Chipmunk
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Neotamias
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
tamia mineur
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae - Neotamias - ) arrangement.
Ecology and Life History
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Feeds mostly on seeds, nuts, fruits, and acorns.
Reproduction Comments
Breeds in early spring. Gestation lasts 31 days. Litter size is 2-7 (average 5-6). Only one litter per year. Second litter may be produced if first fails. Sexually mature in first spring.
Ecology Comments
Highly favorable habitats may contain 30 or more per acre, though average densities typically range from 5 to 15 per acre (Jackson 1961). Home range varies from less than an acre to 4 acres (Banfield 1974).
Length
23
Weight
70
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-05
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-05
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Central Yukon south through the Sierra Nevada and southern New Mexico, east to Michigan and western Quebec (Hoffmann et al., in Wilson and Reeder 1993). See Sullivan (1985) for biogeographic information.