western chipmunks

genus Neotamias

Member of chipmunks (tribe Tamiini)
squirrels (family Sciuridae)
rodents (order Rodentia)
placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia)
therians (subclass Theria)
mammals (class Mammalia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

Within my definition of the bay area, chipmunks can be easily and completely distinguished by range.

peninsula, south bay, and east bay
face is white with light and dark stripes around the eyes [a href=“http://animalia.bio/merriams-chipmunk”>source]

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist