Abundance: 0.03 to 53.70% (median 1.11%)
Latitudinal range: 31.6° to 56.3°Habitats: (7), boreal forest/taiga (1), desert/xeric shrubland (4), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2), temperate coniferous forest (2), temperate savanna (1)
Found in 17 samples
Canada: Gogama, Prince Albert Model Forest, Bald Range (old growth), Charlie Lake Cave (Zone IV) (Holocene)
United States: Sierra National Forest (pitfall traps), Raft River Valley, Elkol-Sorenson Mine (1980), Elkol-Sorenson Mine (1981), Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Site (day 1, grid 1), Grand Marais, Hopland Research and Extension Center (chaparral), Crystal Ball Cave (Late Pleistocene), Silver Creek (Late Pleistocene), Papago Springs Cave (Late Pleistocene), Itasca Bison Site (Holocene), Kathy's Pit (Pleistocene - Holocene), Smith Creek Canyon (Reddish-brown Silt) (Late Pleistocene)
See also Neotamias amoenus, Neotamias dorsalis, Neotamias minimus, Neotamias sonomae, Neotamias speciosus, Neotamias umbrinus