Tamias (Neotamias) alpinus Merriam 1893

Tamias (Neotamias) alpinus Merriam 1893, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 8: 137.

Type Locality: "Big Cottonwood Meadows,... just south of Mount Whitney, altitude 3,050 meters or 10,000 feet " [Tulare Co., California, USA].

Vernacular Names: Alpine Chipmunk.

Distribution: Alpine zone in Sierra Nevada, from Tuolumne to Tulare Counties (EC California, USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Reviewed by Clawson et al. (1994 a, Mammalian Species No. 461).