Palmer's chipmunk

Palmer's chipmunk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Neotamias
Species: N. palmeri
Binomial name
Neotamias palmeri
(Merriam, 1897)
Synonyms

Tamias palmeri

Palmer's chipmunk (Neotamias palmeri) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is only found in the Spring Mountains of Clark County, Nevada in the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Lowrey, C., Linzey, A. V. & Hammerson, G. (2008). Tamias palmeri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 8 January 2009.