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 60th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

76 occurrence records
29 with iNaturalist photos

Records from 2000–2026.

76 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 67; the monthly chart covers the 67 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Least Chipmunk in Nevada

Most sightings fall in June.

67 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
January0
February0
March0
April6
May5
June35
July13
August2
September1
October4
November1
December0

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

Seasonality

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

Occurrence map

Where Least Chipmunk has been recorded in Nevada

67 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

67 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
High Schells Wilderness 6
Great Basin National Park 1
Toiyabe National Forest 1
Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area 1
Humboldt National Forest 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
Elko County 28
White Pine County 27
Nye County 6
Humboldt County 4
Washoe County 1
Lander County 1
Other localities 9

The complete county distribution, spread across 6 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 76 GBIF records. Those 76 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"