Neotamias obscurus Allen 1890 (chipmunk)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combinations: Eutamias obscurus, Tamias obscurus

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

See also Hall 1981 and Piaggio and Spicer 2000

Sister taxa: Neotamias alpinus, Neotamias amoenus, Neotamias bulleri, Neotamias canipes, Neotamias cinereicollis, Neotamias dorsalis, Neotamias durangae, Neotamias malloryi, Neotamias merriami, 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 obscurus in the database

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