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title: "Hopi Chipmunk"
description: "Neotamias rufus — Ssaki. The Hopi chipmunk (Neotamias rufus) is a small chipmunk found in Colorado, Utah and Arizona in the southwestern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/hopi-chipmunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hopi Chipmunk

> Neotamias rufus — Ssaki. The Hopi chipmunk (Neotamias rufus) is a small chipmunk found in Colorado, Utah and Arizona in the southwestern United States.

- Scientific name: *Neotamias rufus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 965
- iNaturalist taxon: [225751](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/225751)

## Names

- en: Hopi Chipmunk
- de: Hopi-Streifenhörnchen

## Countries with the most observations

US (823)

## Summary

The Hopi chipmunk (Neotamias rufus) is a small chipmunk found in Colorado, Utah and Arizona in the southwestern United States. It was previously grouped with the Colorado chipmunk (N. quadrivittatus). This species is listed as "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List as it is common, widespread, and without any major threats. It was last evaluated in 2016.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: ferferrari · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129885914

## Machine access

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