Least Chipmunk

Neotamias minimus

The Least Chipmunk is a small, striped animal that loves to scurry around in the grass and trees. It has a cute little face and a fluffy tail, making it a fun sight to see in nature!

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Least Chipmunk is the smallest North American chipmunk, featuring a reddish-brown body with five distinct dark stripes on its back separated by lighter cream-colored bands. It has pale stripes above and below its eyes, contrasting with its pointed snout.

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Least Chipmunk

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

A chipmunk's home can have many tunnels, secret rooms, and even a special toilet area!

Despite their name, they are excellent at finding food, even sniffing out buried fungi like truffles.

They can survive harsh winters by going into a deep sleep called torpor, waking up to eat stored food!

They make over 10 different calls, from alarm chirps to soft trills, to chat with other chipmunks.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Least Chipmunk has stretchy cheek pouches that help them carry lots of food at once back to their burrow.

Least Chipmunk can dig complex underground burrows very quickly to create safe homes and food storage.

Least Chipmunk can swiftly climb trees and shrubs to escape predators and forage for food like berries.

Maße und Details

Länge: 17-22 cm
Gewicht: 0.025-0.06 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-5 Jahre
Top Speed: 18 km/h
Wurfgröße: 2-8
Tragzeit: 28-35 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny foragers eat a mix of plants and insects to fuel their busy days!

Hauptnahrung

Seeds
Nuts
Berries
Fungi
Insects
Bird eggs

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

A common raptor that hunts small mammals like chipmunks.

hunts

Long-tailed Weasel

Mustela frenata

A swift predator that can pursue chipmunks into their burrows.

depends on

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Relies on the seeds from this pine for a significant food source.

eats

Grouse Whortleberry

Vaccinium scoparium

Consumes the small, edible berries found in mountain habitats.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Gestreift

Gekennzeichnet durch parallele Farbstreifen oder -linien.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.