Least chipmunk

Weight

41.5 g – 135.3 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

8.17 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

10.2 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

28 days – 30 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

4.95src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Active

By day (diurnal)src for Active

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The least chipmunk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familySciuridae
6. genusTamias
7. SpeciesTamias minimus Bachman, 1839

Synonyms Eutamias minimus, Neotamias minimus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidata

Siberian chipmunk

Tamias sibiricus

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Eastern chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Sciuridae

C

Colorado chipmunk

Tamias quadrivittatus

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

T

Townsend's chipmunk

Tamias townsendii

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

H

Hopi chipmunk

Tamias rufus

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

L

Long-eared chipmunk

Tamias quadrimaculatus

SciuridaeNo free photo yet

CompareLeast chipmunk vs Siberian chipmunkLeast chipmunk vs Eastern chipmunkLeast chipmunk vs Colorado chipmunkLeast chipmunk vs Townsend's chipmunk

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@misc{least_chipmunk_2026,
  title = {Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/least-chipmunk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}