Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam 1897

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 815

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Tamias (Neotamias) ochrogenys Merriam 1897 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 11: 195.

Type Locality: "Mendocino, [Mendocino Co.,] California." [ USA].

Vernacular Names: Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk.

Distribution: Coast of N California from Van Duzen River south to S Sonoma Co. ( USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Neotamias . Elevated from subspecies of townsendii by Sutton and Nadler (1974); supported by Kain (1985), Sutton (1987), and Gannon and Lawlor (1989). Reviewed by Gannon et al. (1993, Mammalian Species No. 445).