| Panamint chipmunk | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Neotamias |
| Species: | N. panamintinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotamias panamintinus (Merriam, 1893) | |
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The Panamint chipmunk (Neotamias panamintinus) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to desert mountain areas of southeast California and southwest Nevada in the United States.
It is considered a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List due to its broad range, prevalence, and no known major threats. The Panamint chipmunk occurs in pinyon pine-juniper woodlands in bushes, boulders, and on cliffs.
Environmentally, the Panamint chipmunks are a prey species that contributes to the diets of their predators, including birds, raptors, coyotes, foxes, and bobcats.
References
- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Neotamias panamintinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42574A22267550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T42574A22267550.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Peters, Molly, and Molly Wear. “Tamias Panamintinus (Panamint Chipmunk).” Animal Diversity Web, animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tamias_panamintinus/
External links
- Hole, Jr., Robert. "Panamint Chipmunk Tamias panamintinus". Encyclopedia of Life Field Guides. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Neotamias panamintinus | |
| Tamias panamintinus | |
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