Eutamias minimus Bachman 1839 (least chipmunk)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combinations: Neotamias minimus, Tamias minimus

Synonyms: Eutamias atristriatus Bailey 1913, Eutamias caniceps Osgood 1900, Eutamias consobrinus Allen 1890, Eutamias oreocetes Merriam 1897

Belongs to Eutamias according to J. E. Storer 2004

See also Hall 1981, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Piaggio and Spicer 2000, Piaggio and Spicer 2001 and Wilson and Reeder 1993

Sister taxon: Eutamias ertemtensis

Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Yukon collection), United States (9: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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