Colorado chipmunk
Tamias quadrivittatus (Say, 1823)
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The colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 57.8 g to 62.2 g and live up to 6.08 years.
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Quick facts about the colorado chipmunk
- Weight
- 57.8 g – 62.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 6.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 31.7 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.13src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 10.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the colorado chipmunk live?
Not recorded
What is the colorado chipmunk?
The Colorado chipmunk (Neotamias quadrivittatus) is a species of chipmunk in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico in the United States.
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Is the colorado chipmunk endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the colorado chipmunk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familySciuridae
- genusTamias
- SpeciesTamias quadrivittatus (Say, 1823)
Synonyms Neotamias quadrivittatus, Sciurus quadrivittatus
Relatives of the colorado chipmunk
Other species in the same genus Tamias.
Siberian chipmunk
Tamias sibiricus
Eastern chipmunk
Tamias striatus
Least chipmunk
Tamias minimus
Townsend's chipmunk
Tamias townsendii
Hopi chipmunk
Tamias rufus
Long-eared chipmunk
Tamias quadrimaculatus
CompareColorado chipmunk vs Siberian chipmunkColorado chipmunk vs Eastern chipmunkColorado chipmunk vs Least chipmunkColorado chipmunk vs Townsend's chipmunk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the colorado chipmunk?
An adult colorado chipmunk weighs 57.8 g – 62.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the colorado chipmunk live?
The colorado chipmunk has a recorded lifespan of 6.08 years.
How long is the colorado chipmunk pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 31.7 days.
What kind of animal is the colorado chipmunk?
The colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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