Chipmunks
Chipmunks
© Don Roberson
Montereybay.com
Chipmunks are small striped squirrels in the genus Tamias. Except for one species in northeast Asia, they are found only in North America. All chipmunks have facial stripes.
In most places there is only one species of chipmunk, so a starting point for anyone is to learn their local species. Where I live in Monterey Co., California, the only species is Merriam's Chipmunk (above and right). It is a darkish chipmunk with a indistinct pattern of blackish and light gray stripes, and a dark tail without whitish. Some other chipmunks have crisper black-and-white striped patterns, including the one and only species in Asia, Siberian Chipmunk (below).
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