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National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern chipmunks are found in forests, but also in suburban gardens and city parks, as long as there are rocks, stumps, or fallen logs to provide perching sites and cover for burrow entrances. They dig complex burrows with many...
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National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Long Eared Chipmunk
Long-eared chipmunks are striking, with sharp, bright markings and the longest ears of any chipmunk. They live at middle elevations (970-2,290 m) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Learn more about the Tamias quadrimaculatus, more commonly...
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National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Gray Footed Chipmunk
Gray-footed chipmunks are shy and more often heard than seen. They make light "chipper" or low "chuck-chuck-chuck" calls, and when they sense danger, they scurry into deep brush, underground, or up a tree. Learn more about the Tamias...
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National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Gray Collared Chipmunk
Gray-collared chipmunks are found only in coniferous forests, at elevations of 1,950-3,440 m. They eat all kinds of vegetation and collect and store acorns underground or in hollow logs. Learn more about the Tamias cinereicollis, more...