The Durango chipmunk, Neotamias durangae, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae that is endemic to Mexico. It has a disjunct distribution, with one population in the Sierra Madre Occidental and another in the Sierra Madre Oriental of northern Mexico. In the Sierra Madre Occidental it is found from southwestern Chihuahua to southern Durango, in humid areas between 1,980 and 2,590 meters elevation. The eastern population lives in the northern Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra del Carmen of Coahuila, where it ranges from 2,590 to 2,900 meters elevation. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Least Concern. The sources read for this entry say little else about its diet or behaviour.
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In the Sierra Madre Occidental it is found from southwestern Chihuahua to southern Durango
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The eastern population lives in the northern Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra del Carmen of Coahuila
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It is endemic to Mexico.
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The eastern population lives in the northern Sierra Madre Oriental and the Sierra del Carmen of Coahuila
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It is endemic to Mexico.
Distribution, where it lives
In the Sierra Madre Occidental it is found from southwestern Chihuahua to southern Durango
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The Durango chipmunk (Neotamias durangae) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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