Neotamias
| Neotamias | |
|---|---|
| Least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subtribe: | Tamiina |
| Genus: | Neotamias A. H. Howell, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Eutamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889 | |
| Diversity | |
| 23 species | |
Neotamias is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America. Along with Eutamias, this genus is often considered a subgenus of Tamias.