Utah mammals

Uinta Chipmunk in Utah

Neotamias umbrinus

Native to Utah S4 Apparently Secure in Utah

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

Uinta Chipmunk in natural habitatUinta Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)Uinta Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)Uinta Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)Uinta Chipmunk (Neotamias umbrinus)
Photo: Daughter Dad · CC BY 4.0Uinta Chipmunk in natural habitatPhoto: lchaney · CC BY 4.0Uinta chipmunk on open rockPhoto: lchaney · CC BY 4.0Uinta chipmunk in high, rocky terrainPhoto: Daughter Dad · CC BY 4.0Uinta chipmunk moving through leaf litterPhoto: Daughter Dad · CC BY 4.0Uinta chipmunk paused on gravel

Uinta Chipmunk in Utah, by the numbers

Common in Utah 17th most recorded of 141 mammals logged in Utah

1,534 occurrence records

Records from 2000–2026.

1,534 total records count every Utah occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300; the monthly chart covers the 1,533 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Uinta Chipmunk in Utah

Most sightings fall in June to September.

1,533 Utah occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Utah records (table)
MonthRecords
January4
February12
March67
April81
May156
June261
July280
August255
September219
October135
November60
December3

Monthly uinta chipmunk occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Utah, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Utah, with recorded sightings peaking in June–September.

Occurrence map

Where Uinta Chipmunk has been recorded in Utah

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Utah records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Zion National Park 387
Bryce Canyon National Park 292
Cedar Breaks National Monument 30
Uinta National Forest 18
High Uintas Wilderness 14
Manti-La Sal National Forest 10
Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 116 10
Mount Nebo Wilderness 7

Protected places with the most uinta 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 Utah

CountyRecords
Washington County 447
Garfield County 343
Salt Lake County 142
Summit County 111
Uintah County 105
Utah County 60
Cache County 40
Duchesne County 38
Kane County 38
Iron County 37
Wasatch County 34
Emery County 27
15 other counties 112

The complete county distribution, spread across 27 Utah counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Uinta chipmunk records belong to Utah’s wooded mountain slopes and rocky high-country edges, despite broad location labels that point toward Great Salt Lake and lowland refuges. The Uintas and Wasatch provide the cooler forest cover that ties the state’s reports together.

Sightings gather from May through September, matching the accessible, snow-free season in those mountains. Few cold-season reports don’t prove the chipmunks have left; they spend far less time visible above ground.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist.

Uinta Chipmunk in natural habitat
Full species profile Uinta Chipmunk Neotamias umbrinus Size 14.2 cm5.6 in Weight 52 g1.8 oz Lifespan Up to 7.3 yr View the full profile

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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"