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Long-eared chipmunk

Tamias quadrimaculatus Gray, 1867

Status not recordedrodents

The long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 85.3 g to 86 g.

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Quick facts about the long-eared chipmunk

Weight
85.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
31.4 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.1 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
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-eared chipmunk live?

Not recorded

What is the long-eared chipmunk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus), also called the Sacramento chipmunk or the four-banded chipmunk, is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to the central and northern Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. Long-eared chipmunks have the longest ears of all species of chipmunks.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-eared chipmunk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-eared_chipmunk&oldid=1315018926), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-eared 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 long-eared chipmunk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusTamias
  7. SpeciesTamias quadrimaculatus Gray, 1867

Synonyms Neotamias quadrimaculatus

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Relatives of the long-eared chipmunk

Other species in the same genus Tamias.

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Common questions

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How big is the long-eared chipmunk?

An adult long-eared chipmunk weighs 85.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long is the long-eared chipmunk pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 31.4 days.

What kind of animal is the long-eared chipmunk?

The long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-eared-chipmunk

MLA

“Long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-eared-chipmunk.

BibTeX
@misc{long_eared_chipmunk_2026,
  title = {Long-eared chipmunk (Tamias quadrimaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-eared-chipmunk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}