California chipmunk
| California chipmunk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Neotamias |
| Species: | N. obscurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neotamias obscurus (J. A. Allen, 1890)
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Tamias obscurus J. A. Allen, 1890 | |
The California chipmunk or chaparral chipmunk (Neotamias obscurus) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is found in Baja California, Mexico and in southern California in the United States.[1]
References
- ^ a b Linzey, A. V.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. (2008). "Neotamias obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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