Educational resources on California Chipmunk

California Chipmunk or Tamias obscurus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the California Chipmunk

Academic web links for the California Chipmunk.

North American Mammals: Tamias obscurus
Tamias obscurus California Chipmunk Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae ... California chipmunks typically live at elevations of 1,200-2,500 m in habitats
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=381

California Mammal Maps - California Chipmunk (Tamias obscurus)
California Gap Analysis Project's Predicted Distribution Map California Chipmunk (Tamias obscurus)
depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/CA_maphtml/m061.html

ADW: Tamias: Classification
... Tamias obscurus (California chipmunk)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Tamias.html

ADW: Tamias obscurus: Information
California chipmunk| Tamias obscurus. Pp. 369-370 in D. Wilson, S. Ruff, eds. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. Washington and London: The Smithsonian Institution
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Tamias_obscurus.html

Coccidia of the World
Hosts: Sciurus aberti (Abert's or Tassle-eared squirrel); Tamias dorsalis (Cliff chipmunk); Tamias merriami (Merriam's chipmunk); Tamias obscurus (Chaparral or Baja California chipmunk
www.k-state.edu/parasitology/worldcoccidia/SCIURIDAE

North American Mammals: Search Results
Tamias obscurus (California Chipmunk) Tamias ochrogenys (Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk) Tamias palmeri (Palmer's Chipmunk)
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?family=33

North American Mammals: Tamias merriami
Where their range and the range of the California chipmunk overlap, the two may interbreed. Sexual Dimorphism: None. Length: Average: 247 mm
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=379

North American Mammals: Search Results
Tamias minimus (Least Chipmunk) Tamias obscurus (California Chipmunk) Tamias ochrogenys (Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk)
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?order=8

IHRMP-Coastal Oak Mammal Species
California Chipmunk: Tamias obscurus: x. x. x.... California Ground Squirrel: Spermophilus beecheyi: x: x: x. x.... California Kangaroo Rat: Dipodomys californicus
danr.ucop.edu/ihrmp/cstmam.html

North American Mammals: Tamias obscurus
Tamias obscurus (California Chipmunk) Credit: painting by Nancy Halliday from Kays and Wilson's Mammals of
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/full_image.cfm?image_id=1518