Tamias alpinus Merriam, 1893 . Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 8:137.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., California, Tulare Co., Big Cottonwood Meadows, just south of Mt. Whitney, 3050 m .

DISTRIBUTION: Alpine zone in Sierra Nevada, from Tuolumne to Tulare Counties (E.C. California, U.S.A.).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410002007001001 as Eutamias alpinus .