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The red-tailed chipmunk feeds mainly on seeds and berries and sometimes carries these in its cheek pouches. [4] Frequently eaten foods include the seeds of fir and pine, honeysuckle berries, cranberries, whortleberries, huckleberries, the seeds of locust trees and of snow brush, buckbrush, thistle, willow herb, grasses and many others types of seed.
Chipmunks are classified as four genera: Tamias, of which the eastern chipmunk (T. striatus) is the only living member; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; Nototamias, which consists of three extinct species, and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western North American, species.
Neotamias is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America.
Neotamias quadrivittatus - Colorado chipmunk; Neotamias ruficaudus - red-tailed chipmunk; Neotamias rufus - Hopi chipmunk; Neotamias senex - Allen's chipmunk; Neotamias siskiyou - Siskiyou chipmunk; Neotamias sonomae - Sonoma chipmunk; Neotamias speciosus - lodgepole chipmunk; Neotamias townsendii - Townsend's chipmunk; Neotamias umbrinus ...
Caged Tamias chipmunk, Tokyo area. The genus Tamias was formerly divided into three subgenera that, in sum, included all chipmunk species: Tamias, the eastern chipmunk and other fossil species; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western ...
A small species, it reaches about 30 cm (12 in) in length including the tail, and a weight of 66–150 g (2.3–5.3 oz). [15] It has reddish-brown fur on its upper body and five dark brown stripes contrasting with light brown stripes along its back, ending in a dark tail. It has lighter fur on the lower part of its body.
Uinta chipmunk Black-tailed prairie dogs. Family: Sciuridae (squirrels [8]) Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis; White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus; Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus; Hoary ...
Natural predators of this chipmunk include coyotes, foxes (primarily the gray fox), hawks (Cooper's and red-tailed), bobcats, and martens. To avoid such threats, the Lodgepole chipmunk is capable of climbing trees in order to seek safety and also minimize open exposure by utilizing the color patterns and markings of its fur to blend into its ...