Gray-footed chipmunk

Gray-footed chipmunk
Grey-footed chipmunk on fallen logs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Neotamias
Species:
N. canipes
Binomial name
Neotamias canipes
(V. O. Bailey, 1902)
Synonyms

Tamias canipes V. O. Bailey, 1902

The gray-footed chipmunk (Neotamias canipes) is a terrestrial and forest-dwelling species of chipmunk and rodent in the family Sciuridae.[3] It is endemic to New Mexico and in the Sierra Diablo and Guadalupe Mountains in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas in the United States.[3][4] Its natural habitat are coniferous forests.[5] First discovered in 1902,[6] they are distinguished by the unique gray dorsal colouring on the hind feet, hence the common name.[7] They demonstrate sexual dimorphism, and the female is larger than the male.[5]

  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Neotamias canipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21364A22266973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21364A22266973.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ David, William B.; Schmidly, David J. "Gray-footed Chipmunk". The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition. Texas Tech University. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "A species account of the Gray-footed chipmunk (Tamias canipes) | Mammals of Texas | Natural Science Research Laboratory | TTU". www.depts.ttu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  4. ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Neotamias canipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21364A22266973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21364A22266973.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Maysha, Mckie; Valerie, Rose. "Tamias canipes (gray-footed chipmunk)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ Best, Troy L.; Bartig, Jarel L.; Burt, Stephanie L. (10 December 1992). "Mammalian Species: Tamias canipes" (PDF). American Society of Mammalogists (411): 1.
  7. ^ Whitaker, John O. (2000). National Audubon Society: Field Guide to Mammals of North America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 416. ISBN 0-679-44631-1.