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title: "Sonoma Chipmunk"
description: "Neotamias sonomae — Mammiferi. The Sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sonoma-chipmunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sonoma Chipmunk

> Neotamias sonomae — Mammiferi. The Sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Neotamias sonomae*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1255
- iNaturalist taxon: [225754](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/225754)

## Names

- en: Sonoma Chipmunk
- de: Sonoma-Streifenhörnchen

## Countries with the most observations

US (1087)

## Summary

The Sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae. It is endemic to northwestern California in the United States. Members of Neotamias are characterized by having two premolars. N. sonomae has two subspecies: N. s. alleni and N. s. sonomae.

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

## Photo

![Sonoma Chipmunk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sonoma-chipmunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nathanael Aff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82962303

## Machine access

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