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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Rodentia
        Family: Sciuridae
          Genus: Neotamias
            Species: quadrivittatus australis

Organ Mountains Colorado Chipmunk - Neotamias quadrivittatus australis

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Organ Mountains Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus australis) is an approximately 20 cm (total length) subspecies of Colorado chipmunk that is only found in the Organ Mountains of New Mexico. They inhabit the north-facing slopes of the mountains at elevations of about 1,800-2,200 m in ponderosa pine habitats and nearby oak and juniper habitat. This subspecies has a longer reproductive period than most chipmunks, peaking in late winter/early spring and again in July-September during the summer monsoons.

Status

Global Rank: G5T1

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

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SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 22

Number of Mapped Locations: 128

Number of Observations: 268

Observation date range: 09-01-1973 to 10-13-2019

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