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Yellow-pine Chipmunk

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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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Food Stasher

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

Habilidad

Agile Climber

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

Habilidad

Underground Architect

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
10-14 cm
Peso
0.03-0.07 kg
Esperanza de vida
2-3 años
Top Speed
15 km/h
Tamaño de la camada
4-6
Gestación
30-32 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

10-14 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

0.03-0.07 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

2-3 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

15 km/h

¿Qué come Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la camada de Yellow-pine Chipmunk?

4-6

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