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Least chipmunk

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Tamias minimus

There are 23 species of chipmunk, of which the Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) is the smallest North American chipmunk. Its size ranges from 21.3 to 32.5 cm.They have three black with white stripes between them on their face and five on their back. They are hunted by owls, hawks, mustelids like the ermine, mink, marten and fishers. They do not hibernate, but do go into the state of "torpor".

Picture from Fall 2002, Taken by Rene Schwietzke, licensed under GFDL.

Facts about the least chipmunk

1995: This species, Tamias minimus, is known from the White Mountains, Arizona (Frey, 1995) *45*.

A litter of 5-7 young are born in May, generally in an underground nest, although nests may also be located in trees since least chipmunks are excellent climbers.

AKA: Tamias minimus The Least Chipmunk is the palest of all western chipmunks.

DISTRIBUTION The least chipmunk is the most widespread and northern of New World chipmunks.

Least chipmunk Least chipmunks are the smallest of all chipmunks.

Photo:Tom Brakefield The least chipmunk is the smallest of the four species of chipmunks found in Canada.

With densities of up to two chippers per hectare, Yukon populations of least chipmunks are lower than in more southern localities, where densities of six to twelve chipmunks per hectare are common.

Least Chipmunk or Tamias minimus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)

The least chipmunk, Tamias minimus, is a wide-ranging rodent that occurs throughout much of the western United States and Canada. (Full text)

Description: The least chipmunk is the smallest chipmunk in Colorado. (Full text)

Those little Least Chipmunks are all over the western side of the country. (Full text)

habitat preferences of Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) and Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) is inconsistent . (Full text)

The Least Chipmunk is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)

Least Chipmunks Least chipmunks are smaller than the golden-mantled ground squirrels, and their (Full text)

Did you know that a least chipmunk is a good thief? (Full text)

Unique Qualities: Least chipmunks are the smallest of all chipmunks. (Full text)

Tamias minimus (Least Chipmunk): Narrative Least chipmunks are found throughout the boreal and temperate forests of North America. (Full text)

Penasco Chipmunk from the Department of Game and Fish What we call least chipmunks are common in New Mexico, and you may see one scamper off with a morsel at your campsite. (Full text)

The Penasco least chipmunk is found on Sierra Blanca and elsewhere in the Sacramento Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. (Full text)

The least chipmunk is a common resident of Wind Cave National Park. (Full text)

Living quarters of the least chipmunks are generally found underground. (Full text)

The least chipmunk is the smallest of all chipmunks and similar in appearance to North Dakota's only other chipmunk species, the eastern chipmunk. (Full text)

Abstract Literature on the habitat preferences of Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) and Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) is inconsistent. (Full text)

Literature on the habitat preferences of Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) and Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) is inconsistent. (Full text)