Craters Chipmunk
Neotamias cratericus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 100
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
The crater chipmunk (Neotamias cratericus) is a species of chipmunk native to the coniferous forests of southern Idaho, north of the Snake River Plain. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Neotamias amoenus. It is named after the Craters of the Moon National Monument, where the holotype of this species was first collected.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Crater chipmunk”.