Yellow-pine chipmunk
| Yellow-pine chipmunk | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Neotamias |
| Species: | N. amoenus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotamias amoenus J. A. Allen, 1890 | |
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Tamias amoenus J. A. Allen, 1890 | |
Yellow Pine Chipmunk
The yellow-pine chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Canada and the United States.
It is brightly colored, from tawny to pinkish cinnamon, with 5 distinct longitudinal dark stripes, usually black, that are evenly spaced and about equal in width. Central 3 dark stripes extend to rump; lateral 2 only to mid-body. Pale stripes are white or grayish. Distinct black lower eye stripe. Sides of body and underside of tail grayish yellow. Top of head brown. Ears blackish in front, whitish behind. L 7 1/8–9 5/8" (181–245 mm); T 2 7/8–4 1/4" (73–108 mm); HF 1 1/8–1 3/8" (29–35 mm); Wt 1–2 1/2 oz (30 - 73 g)
References
- ↑ Linzey, A. V. & Hammerson, G. (2008). Tamias amoenus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.