Yellow-pine Chipmunk

The yellow-pine chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus), is yellow listed (not at risk) in British Columbia. Widespread at low- and mid-elevations in the Columbia Basin, the chipmunk, which weighs-in at about 75 grams, has a home range of just a few acres.

Map

Biodiversity Interactive Map - Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Range

• Western North America, from central British Columbia and south-western Alberta south to California, northern Nevada, and north-western Utah, east to central Montana and western Wyoming.
• Basin-wide at low and mid elevations.

Habitat

• They are found in sub-alpine and lower elevation upland forest and rocky and shrubby areas

• Use logs, woody vegetation for cover and nesting. Where Least chipmunks occur, the yellow-pine chipmunks are found below the subalpine-alpine ecotone

Reproduction

Breeds in early spring, has a litter with an average of 5 young, born from mid-May to early June.

Listing and Date

Threats to Species

No threats acknowledged

Select Reports

• Biodiversity Inventory at Fort Shepherd
• Chipmunks of the Kootenay Region, British Columbia: Distribution, Identification, Taxonomy, Conservation Status

For more information on this species, visit The BC Species and Ecosystem Explorer and enter “yellow-pine chipmunk” in the Species Name field.