Townsend's Chipmunk
Tamias townsendii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusTamias
- SpeciesTamias townsendii (Townsend's Chipmunk)
Townsend's chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It lives in the forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, from extreme southwestern British Columbia through western Washington and western Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named after John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Townsend's Chipmunk sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Tamias amoenus
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Townsend's Vole
Microtus townsendii
Pacific Jumping Mouse
Zapus trinotatus
Mountain Beaver
Aplodontia rufa
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Townsend's Chipmunk in Olympic National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Townsend's Chipmunk sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Chipmunk in Olympic National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Chipmunk in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.