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Least Chipmunk - Tamias minimus - Kleine Chipmunk
North-America. Canada from Quebec to Yukon, south to New-Mexico, Arizona California in the USA.
The following 21 subspecies are being recognised:
Tamias minimus minimus - Central- and Southwest-Wyoming, Northwest-Colorado and Northeast-Utah;
Tamias minimus consobrinus - Central-Arizona, Central-Utah, West-Colorado, Northwest-Wyoming, South-Montana;
Tamias minimus operarius - South- and East-Colorado, North-New Mexico, Southeast-Wyoming and Southeast-Utah;
Tamias minimus caryi - Colorado (San Luis Valley, Alamosa County);
Tamias minimus chuskaensis - Arizona and New Mexico (Chuska Mountains);
Tamias minimus atristriatus - New-Mexico (Otero County, Sacramento Mountains);
Tamias minimus pictus - Utah (Quaternary Lake, Pine Canyon, Box Elder) and Idaho (north of Snake River);
Tamias minimus arizonensis - East-Arizona (Greenlee County, White Mountains, Prieto Plateau);
Tamias minimus scrutator - Southwest-Idaho, Nevada, Central-Oregon, Central-Washington and North-California;
Tamias minimus confinis - Wyoming (Trapper's Creek, Bighorn Mountains);
Tamias minimus silvaticus - Northeast-Wyoming (Crook County) and South-Dakota (Black Hills);
Tamias minimus cacodemus - Southwestern South-Dakota (Sheep Mountain, Badlands, Fall River County);
Tamias minimus pallidus - East-Montana, North-Wyoming, West-North Dakota, West-South Dakota and Northwest-Nebraska;
Tamias minimus oreocetes - Rocky Mountains of North-Montana to South-Canada;
Tamias minimus grisescens - East-Washington (Douglas County to Pasco);
Tamias minimus selkirki - British Columbia (Paradise Mine Area, Mount Brewer, Springs Creek);
Tamias minimus caniceps - North-British Columbia, South-Yukon and Northwest-Territories;
Tamias minimus borealis - Interior Canada (Mackenzie to British-Columbia) south to North-Dakota;
Tamias minimus hudsonius - North-Manitoba, Northwest-Ontario and Northeast-Saskatchewan;
Tamias minimus neglectus - Southeast-Manitoba, Ontario to Northeast-Minnesota and Michigan;
Tamias minimus jacksoni - North-Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan into Canada (West-Ontario);
Of this species there are no Zoo photo's available.