Neotamias amoenus Allen 1890 (chipmunk)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combinations: Eutamias amoenus, Tamias amoenus

Synonyms: Eutamias canicaudus Merriam 1903, Eutamias caurinus Merriam 1898, Eutamias ludibundus Hollister 1911, Tamias frater Allen 1890

Belongs to Neotamias according to A. J. Piaggio and G. S. Spicer 2001

See also Hall 1981, Merriam 1913 and Piaggio and Spicer 2000

Sister taxa: Neotamias alpinus, 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: there are no occurrences of Neotamias amoenus in the database

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