Neotamias | |
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Least chipmunk | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Sciuromorpha |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Marmotini |
Genus: |
Neotamias A. H. Howell, 1929 |
Diversity | |
23 species |
Neotamias is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America. Along with Eutamias, this genus is often considered a subgenus of Tamias.