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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Mamíferos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 17-22 cm
Peso: 0.025-0.06 kg
Esperanza de vida: 2-5 años
Top Speed: 18 km/h
Tamaño de la camada: 2-8
Gestación: 28-35 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Seeds
Nuts
Berries
Fungi
Insects
Bird eggs

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Peludo

Peludo describe a los animales que poseen una cubierta densa de pelo o pelaje suave.

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.