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Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Neotamias amoenus

The Yellow-pine Chipmunk is a small, striped animal that loves to scurry around in the forest. They are very playful and often gather food to store for winter!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Yellow-pine Chipmunk has a reddish-brown back with five dark stripes, separated by lighter buffy stripes, running down its body. It features distinct facial stripes and a whitish belly, making it visually stand out from plain-colored rodents.

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Yellow-pine Chipmunk

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Chipmunks make a sharp 'chip-chip' call to warn others of danger nearby.

Their camouflaged stripes help them blend perfectly into rocky and woody backgrounds.

They can gather hundreds of seeds in just one day to prepare for winter!

When it gets cold, chipmunks enter a deep sleep called torpor to save energy.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Food Stasher

Yellow-pine Chipmunk has stretchy cheek pouches that help them carry huge amounts of seeds back to their burrow.

Fähigkeit

Agile Climber

Yellow-pine Chipmunk can scale trees and rocky surfaces swiftly, using sharp claws and quick balance for escapes.

Fähigkeit

Underground Architect

Yellow-pine Chipmunk can dig complex burrows with multiple entrances for safety, food storage, and raising young.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-14 cm
Gewicht
0.03-0.07 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-3 Jahre
Top Speed
15 km/h
Wurfgröße
4-6
Tragzeit
30-32 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They munch on seeds, nuts, fruits, and even tiny insects found in their forest home.

Hauptnahrung

  • Pine seeds
  • Berries
  • Mushrooms
  • Acorns
  • Insects
  • Flowers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Chipmunks are a food source for these forest raptors.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Chipmunks are a small prey item for coyotes in their range.

depends on

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Chipmunks eat the seeds and may help disperse them.

eaten by

Long-tailed Weasel

Mustela frenata

Weasels hunt chipmunks in their burrows and above ground.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Watch chipmunks from a distance and don't try to catch them; they are wild animals.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

10-14 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

0.03-0.07 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

2-3 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

15 km/h

Was frisst Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

They munch on seeds, nuts, fruits, and even tiny insects found in their forest home.

Wo findet man Yellow-pine Chipmunk normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

4-6

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