Nevada mammals

Least Chipmunk in Nevada

Neotamias minimus

Native to Nevada S5 Secure in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Least Chipmunk in Nevada, by the numbers

Occasional in Nevada 88th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

197 occurrence records

Records from 2000–2026.

197 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the monthly chart covers the 191 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Least Chipmunk in Nevada

Most sightings fall in September.

191 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January2
February2
March8
April13
May17
June22
July34
August15
September68
October8
November1
December1

Monthly least chipmunk occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in September.

Occurrence map

Where Least Chipmunk has been recorded in Nevada

197 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

197 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Humboldt National Forest 7
Toiyabe National Forest 3
Ruby Mountains Wilderness 2
Great Basin National Park 1

Protected places with the most least chipmunk sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
Washoe County 78
Elko County 43
Humboldt County 30
White Pine County 13
Nye County 11
Douglas County 6
Mineral County 4
Churchill County 3
Lander County 3
Carson City County 2
Storey County 2
Clark County 1
Esmeralda County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 13 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the least chipmunk are anchored by Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge and Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

The Nevada records stretch from southern desert country toward the state’s northern basins. They show a wider in-state footprint than the best-known southern sites alone. The monthly pattern is fairly spread out rather than confined to one Nevada season. It tracks observer records and shouldn’t be read as a population count.

The file combines 0 research-grade iNaturalist records and 197 GBIF records. Those 197 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in Nevada in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"