Palmer's chipmunk
| Palmer's chipmunk | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Neotamias |
| Species: | N. palmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotamias palmeri (Merriam, 1897) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 2 Lowrey, C., Linzey, A. V. & Hammerson, G. (2008). Tamias palmeri. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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