Alpine Chipmunk

Alpine Chipmunk

Tamias alpinus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yosemite National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
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 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Chipmunk in Yosemite National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Alpine Chipmunk sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Alpine Chipmunk in Yosemite National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Chipmunk in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.

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