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It is omnivorous, eating a variety of plants and insects and even birds' eggs. [3] Townsend's chipmunks in the Oregon Coast Range have higher population densities in areas with dense shrubbery, especially salal (Gaultheria shallon). [4] In the summer and early fall, Townsend's chipmunks eat blackberries, salal berries, and thimble berries.
Eastern chipmunk eating under a log pile in Bedford, New York. The chipmunk is mainly active during the day, spending most of its day foraging. It prefers bulbs, seeds, fruits, nuts, green plants, mushrooms, insects, worms, and bird eggs. It commonly transports food in pouches in its cheeks.
Chipmunks may be classified either as a single genus, Tamias, or as three 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; and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western North American, species.
They got their start as Disney regulars back in 1943. Then “Alvin and the Chipmunks” got a TV debut, and a singing rodent debut in 1958 with a Christmas song. The adorable little critters are ...
This western American dweller is the largest of the three species of chipmunks found in the Colorado Front Range (which also include the Least Chipmunk and the Uinta Chipmunk). On average it weighs about 62 grams (2.2 oz). Chipmunks are distinguished from ground squirrels in that their faces have a stripe going across under the eye.
Taste: Tart-sweet, woody. Health benefits: Similar to blackberries, black mulberries are great for pies and jams, and are especially popular in Southern U.S. kitchens. They’re loaded with ...
Least chipmunks are diurnal and eat seeds, berries, nuts, fruits and insects. They mark areas depleted of suitable food with urine, and do not return to such patches afterwards. [8] Home ranges vary widely, and have been reported to vary from 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) in northern Michigan [4] to as much as 5.5 ha (14 acres) in Colorado. [9]
Siberian chipmunks usually live solitary lives, but during the winter they create a burrow, which they often share with another chipmunk. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] Its burrow, which can be 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long and 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) deep, consists of a nest chamber, several storage chambers and chambers for the waste.