Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii Bachman 1839

Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii Bachman 1839, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 8 (1): 68.

Type Locality: "lower Columbia River, near lower mouth of Willamette River, [Multnomah Co.,] Oreg[on]." [USA].

Vernacular Names: Townsend's Chipmunk.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii subsp. townsendii Bachman 1839

Subspecies Tamias (Neotamias) townsendii subsp. cooperi Baird 1855

Distribution: SW British Columbia (Canada), W Washington and Oregon to the Rogue River (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Formerly included ochrogenys, siskiyou and senex; see comments under those species. Reviewed by Sutton (1993, Mammalian Species No. 435).