Least Chipmunk
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Least Chipmunk

Tamias minimus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Jasper National Park
66 Verified records at Jasper National Park
October 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Least Chipmunk sighting in Jasper National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jasper National Park

Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Yellow-pine Chipmunk

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tamias amoenus

Insufficient data
American Red Squirrel
LC Endemic

American Red Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

40–50% · Likely
Hoary Marmot
LC

Hoary Marmot

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Marmota caligata

40–50% · Likely
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
LC

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Callospermophilus lateralis

40–50% · Likely
Columbian Ground Squirrel
LC

Columbian Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Urocitellus columbianus

40–50% · Likely
Woodchuck
LC

Woodchuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Marmota monax

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Marmot

Yellow-bellied Marmot

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Marmota flaviventris

Insufficient data
American Beaver
LC

American Beaver

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Castor canadensis

20–30% · Possible
Muskrat
LC

Muskrat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Ondatra zibethicus

10–20% · With luck
Quiller

Quiller

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Erethizon dorsatus

10–20% · With luck
Deer Mouse
LC

Deer Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Peromyscus maniculatus

5–10% · With luck
Gapperrotelmaus

Gapperrotelmaus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myodes gapperi

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Jasper National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Least Chipmunk sighting in Jasper National Park, based on 66 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Least Chipmunk in Jasper National Park in our monthly data.

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