Least Chipmunk
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Least Chipmunk

Tamias minimus

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Badlands National Park
99 Verified records at Badlands National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The least chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) is the smallest species of chipmunk and the most widespread in North America. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Least Chipmunk sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Black-tailed Prairie Dog
LC

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cynomys ludovicianus

90–100% · Very likely
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
LC

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

20–30% · Possible
Fox Squirrel
LC

Fox Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus niger

Insufficient data
Quiller

Quiller

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Erethizon dorsatus

20–30% · Possible
Meadow Vole
LC Endemic

Meadow Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Insufficient data
American Beaver
LC

American Beaver

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Castor canadensis

Insufficient data
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
LC

Northern Grasshopper Mouse

Mammal

Onychomys leucogaster

Insufficient data
Plains Harvest Mouse
LC

Plains Harvest Mouse

Mammal

Reithrodontomys montanus

Insufficient data
Deer Mouse
LC

Deer Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Peromyscus maniculatus

Insufficient data
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
LC

Bushy-tailed Wood Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Neotoma cinerea

Insufficient data
Muskrat
LC

Muskrat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Ondatra zibethicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
3 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
4 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
6 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
11 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
15 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
16 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Chipmunk in Badlands National Park?

About 53% of wildlife watchers report a Least Chipmunk sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Least Chipmunk in Badlands National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Least Chipmunk in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.

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