Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative spelling: Tamias (Neotamias)
Parent taxon: Marmotini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
See also Alroy 2002 and Bryant 1945
Sister taxa: Ammospermophilus, Arctomyoides, Callospermophilus, Citellus, Cynomys, Eutamias, Ictidomys, Marmota, Miospermophilus, Notocitellus, Otospermophilus, Paenemarmota, Palaearctomys, Poliocitellus, Protospermophilus, Spermophilus, Tamias, Urocitellus, Xerospermophilus, Spermophilinus
Subtaxa: Neotamias alpinus Neotamias amoenus Neotamias bulleri Neotamias canipes Neotamias cinereicollis Neotamias dorsalis Neotamias durangae Neotamias malloryi Neotamias merriami Neotamias obscurus Neotamias ochrogenys Neotamias panamintinus Neotamias quadrimaculatus Neotamias quadrivittatus Neotamias ruficaudus Neotamias rufus Neotamias senex Neotamias siskiyou Neotamias sonomae Neotamias speciosus Neotamias townsendii Neotamias umbrinus
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (11: California, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah collections)
• Blancan of United States (3: California)
• Hemphillian of United States (5: Oregon, Washington)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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