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title: "Tamias minimus"
description: "Neotamias minimus — Mammiferi. The least chipmunk is the smallest species of chipmunk and the most widespread in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/least-chipmunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tamias minimus

> Neotamias minimus — Mammiferi. The least chipmunk is the smallest species of chipmunk and the most widespread in North America.

- Scientific name: *Neotamias minimus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 10323
- Wikidata: [Q1765515](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765515)
- iNaturalist taxon: [225743](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/225743)

## Names

- en: Least Chipmunk
- de: Kleines Streifenhörnchen
- es: Ardilla rayada
- fr: Tamia mineur
- it: Tamias minimus
- nl: Tamias minimus
- pt: Tamias minimus
- pl: Tamias minimus

## Countries with the most observations

US (3870), CA (2309)

## Summary

The least chipmunk is the smallest species of chipmunk and the most widespread in North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_chipmunk

## Photo

![Tamias minimus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/least-chipmunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388756611

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/least-chipmunk?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).