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Uinta chipmunk
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Tamias umbrinus
The Uinta chipmunk is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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United States
Facts about the Uinta chipmunk
1971: Uinta chipmunks are found in yellow pine forests, and "mountain grassland" and "spruce-fir" communities of the Grand Canyon (Hoffmeister, 1971) *02*.
AZ: Extant01 Comments on Distribution ARIZONA 1971: Uinta chipmunks are found in yellow pine forests, and "mountain
The Uinta chipmunk is a species of the central mountains.
Uinta Chipmunk or Tamias umbrinus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
The Uinta chipmunk, Tamias umbrinus, is a common species in the mountainous areas of Utah and surrounding states. (Full text)
Elsewhere, Uinta chipmunks are known to frequent coniferous forests at moderate to high elevations (to upper treeline). (Full text)
The Uinta chipmunk is a medium-sized chipmunk, with moderately distinct dorsal stripes and generally warm brownish pelage on the flanks, shoulders, and head. (Full text)
Description: The Uinta chipmunk is larger than the least chipmunk, and similar in size to the Colorado chipmunk. (Full text)
com: Similar Species Very similar Uinta Chipmunk is basically brown. (Full text)
Similar Species Very similar Uinta Chipmunk is basically brown. (Full text)
The Uinta Chipmunk is the most common of the three chipmunk species that inhabit Bryce Canyon, and with careful observation, it is possible to distinguish the Uinta Chipmunk from the other two Bryce Canyon species. (Full text)
Uinta Chipmunks are somewhat of an exception to this rule. (Full text)
The Uinta chipmunk is of the central mountains. (Full text)
The Uinta Chipmunk is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)