- Least Chipmunk
Taxobox
name = Least Chipmunk
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
image_width = 200px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Rodent ia
familia =Sciuridae
genus = "Tamias"
species = "T. minimus"
binomial = "Tamias minimus"
binomial_authority = (Bachman,1839 )The Least Chipmunk, "Tamias minimus", is the smallest member of the
chipmunk genus , "Tamias", inNorth America . It is also the most widespread species of chipmunk in North America occurring across northcentral and westernUnited States and fromBritish Columbia and southernYukon to westernQuebec inCanada . The species is found in a variety of habitats including mixeddeciduous andconifer ous forests, boreal forest, and sagebrush plains.They have three dark lines with white in between along their face and five black stripes with brown edges and white in between along their back. They are grey and reddish-brown on the upperparts and greyish white on their underparts. Their tail is orange-brown.
These animals are active during the day and eat seeds, berries, nuts, fruits and insects. Predators include hawks,
owl s andmustelid s.They breed in early spring. Females produce one litter usually of 5 or 6 young.
They store food in an underground burrow, where they spend the winter. These animals go into a state of
torpor for extended periods of time, but do not hibernate.References
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