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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 ...
Several subspecies of the European hare and the Cape hare live in Israel: Lepus europaeus syriacus in the north; Lepus europaeus judeae in the south and the Jordan valley, together with Lepus capensis sinaiticus, Lepus capensis aegyptius and Lepus capensis isabellinus, The statement of the Bible that the hare "cheweth the cud" is a classical ...
Rishiri, one of the islands where Tamias sibiricus lineatus is found; cf. Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. According to the explanatory materials accompanying the 2010 Ministry of the Environment Red List, Tamias sibiricus lineatus is found on HokkaidÅ and the neighbouring islands of Rebun, Rishiri, Teuri, and Yagishiri, as well as on Sakhalin, Etorofu, and Kunashiri; however, it is ...
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.
Subspecies is abbreviated as subsp. or ssp. and the singular and plural forms are the same ("the subspecies is" or "the subspecies are"). In zoology , under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature , the subspecies is the only taxonomic rank below that of species that can receive a name.
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The Uinta chipmunk [1] or hidden forest chipmunk [2] (Neotamias umbrinus), is a species of chipmunk in the family Sciuridae.It is endemic to the United States.Formerly known as Tamias umbrinus, [1] phylogenetic studies have shown it to be sufficiently distinct from the eastern chipmunk as to be placed in a separate genus, Neotamias. [3]
The Biblical Archaeology Society was established in 1974 by American lawyer Hershel Shanks, as a non-sectarian organisation that supports and promotes biblical archaeology. [1] Its current publications include the Biblical Archaeology Review , whilst previously circulating the Bible Review (1985–2005) and Archaeology Odyssey (1998–2006).