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Palmer's Chipmunk

Tamias palmeri

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

Palmer's chipmunk (Neotamias palmeri) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Spring Mountains in southern Nevada. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. Palmer's chipmunks are limited to "sky islands" which are mountainous habitats that are surrounded by other lower elevation inhospitable habitats.

Distribution

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United States of America · 207