Oregon mammals

Yellow-pine Chipmunk in Oregon

Neotamias amoenus

Native to Oregon S4 Apparently Secure in Oregon

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

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Yellow-pine Chipmunk in Oregon, by the numbers

Occasional in Oregon 66th most recorded of 178 mammals logged in Oregon

242 occurrence records
144 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 10, 2026 Last seen in Oregon

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the Yellow-pine Chipmunk in Oregon

Most sightings fall in July to August.

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

Monthly Oregon records (table)
MonthRecords
January0
February0
March2
April6
May11
June34
July61
August68
September32
October28
November0
December0

Monthly yellow-pine chipmunk occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Oregon, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Oregon, with recorded sightings peaking in July–August.

Occurrence map

Where Yellow-pine Chipmunk has been recorded in Oregon

242 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

242 Oregon records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Crater Lake National Park 14
Umatilla National Forest 6
Eagle Cap Wilderness 5
Newberry National Volcanic Monument 3
Mount Hood Wilderness 3
Fremont National Forest 2
Deschutes National Forest 2
Cascade Range 1

Protected places with the most yellow-pine 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 Oregon

CountyRecords
Deschutes County 58
Klamath County 28
Baker County 24
Union County 20
Lake County 19
Wallowa County 18
Umatilla County 16
Clackamas County 12
Jackson County 9
Jefferson County 9
Harney County 7
Wasco County 5
8 other counties 17

The complete county distribution, spread across 20 Oregon counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Yellow-pine chipmunk records trace Oregon’s volcanic Cascades from Mount Hood and Deschutes National Forest south through Newberry to Crater Lake. The reporting season is tightly concentrated from June through September, with no records in January, February, November, or December in this series. That seasonal gap reflects observation opportunities as well as animal activity, and the records do not measure chipmunk abundance.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist.

Yellow-pine Chipmunk 2a wray (8272946686)
Full species profile Yellow-pine Chipmunk Neotamias amoenus Size 18.1–24.5 cm7.1–9.6 in Weight 30–70 g1.1–2.5 oz 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"