Uinta Chipmunk

Neotamias umbrinus

Description:

These little guys live amongst the rocks on the rim of the canyon.
They are members of the Squirrel family sciuridae.
They are also known as Hidden Forest Chipmunk.

Habitat:

Grand Canyon south rim

Notes:

The scientific name has been changed from Tamius umbrinus to Neotamius umbrinus recently.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bostonewhitt 12 years ago

Uinta Chipmunk

Tamias Umbrinus

11 Comments

Desmond.E.S.O 9 years ago

Congrats! and so cool!

triggsturner 9 years ago

Well done on your SOTD Malcolm. Great images.

JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Very nice! I didn't know that you've been to Arizona.

Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

Congrats on this cute fellow Malcolm....

Malcolm Wilton-Jones 9 years ago

Thanks jchandler, Yasser, Tiz, Venus & Maria.

Maria dB 9 years ago

Nice spotting - congratulations!

CalebSteindel 9 years ago

congrats, malcolm! Well-deserved SOTD!

Tiz 9 years ago

Congratulations Malcolm!!!!

Yasser 9 years ago

Malcolm, congrats again for having your image selected! To top it off, it is also our Spotting of the Day :) Thanks for sharing this chipmunk and thanks for all that you do for the Project Noah. We are very lucky to have you as part of our community. Enjoy the well-deserved recognition!

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jchandler333 9 years ago

Congratulations, Malcolm! You're the Life on Public Lands featured spotting for Saturday, 4/18. Thanks for joining the mission and sharing your great photos with National Environmental Education Week! Email eeweek@neefusa.org to redeem your prize!