Species Information

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

Oscura Mountains Colorado Chipmunk - Neotamias quadrivittatus oscuraensis

Oscura Mountains Colorado Chipmunk

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Oscura Mountains Colorado Chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus oscuraensis) is an approximately 20 cm (total length) subspecies of Colorado chipmunk that is only found in the Oscura Mountains of New Mexico. They are found at elevations of about 2,300-2,500 m on northwest-facing limestone cliffs in pinyon-juniper-oak woodlands. Similar to Organ Mountains Chipmunks (Tamias quadrivittatus australis), Oscura Mountains Chipmunks have an extended reproductive period and begin to breed in late winter/early spring.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1 Rank Changed: 11/21/1997
Rank Reviewed: 11/21/1997
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

State Status: T

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SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 34

Number of Mapped Locations: 92

Number of Observations: 147

Observation date range: 01-01-1979 to 08-07-2016


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