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Neotamias

Mammal Genera

Neotamias is a genus of chipmunk in the subtribe Tamiina of the tribe Marmotini within the squirrel family Sciuridae, named by A. H. Howell in 1929 with the type species Eutamias merriami. It encompasses twenty three species, predominantly inhabiting western North America. Scientists often consider this genus, alongside the closely related Eutamias, a subgenus of Tamias, which today refers only to the eastern chipmunk of North America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Genus 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ6994195, descriptionView the Source
2. Neotamias (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Neotamias is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Neotamias
Wikidata Q6994195, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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