Tamias palmeri

– Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Kingdom:

ANIMALIA

Phylum:

CHORDATA

Class:

MAMMALIA

Order:

RODENTIA

Family:

SCIURIDAE

Scientific Name:

Tamias palmeri

Species Authority:

(Merriam, 1897)

Common Name/s:

English

—

PALMER'S CHIPMUNK

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria:

VU A2c ver 2.3 (1994)

Year Assessed:

2000

Assessor/s:

O'Farrell, M.J.

Evaluator/s:

Hafner, D.J., Yensen, E. & Kirkland, G.L., Jr. (Rodent Red List Authority)

Justification:

This species has a restricted range, occurring on a single mountain range in Nevada. This combined with the immediate threat of urban expansion and development in the area gives the species Vulnerable status.

History:

1996

Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range

Countries:

Native:

United States (Nevada)

Population

Population Trend:

Habitat and Ecology

System:

Terrestrial

List of Habitats:

1.4	Forest - Temperate

Threats

List of Threats:

1.4	Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development (ongoing)

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Hafner, D.J., Yensen, E. and Kirkland, Jr., G.L. (compilers and editors) 1998. North American Rodents: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Rodent Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	O'Farrell, M.J. 2000. Tamias palmeri. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 September 2008.
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