Squirrels of the World

310 Spermophilus pygmaeus well as underground stems, roots, and bulbs. Raptors and foxes appear to be their major predators. The ...

Spermophilus suslicus 311 distribution: This species is found in the Tien Shan Mountains in eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and ...

312 Spermophilus suslicus they can be faint in some forms. The head has small spots; the chin and the eye rings are white to buf ...

Spermophilus xanthoprymnus 313 pitched, and powerful. Juvenile calls cannot be easily distin- guished from those of adults. Majo ...

314 Spermophilus xanthoprymnus and the limbs are dull yellow with pinkish buff. The tail is a dull straw rust on the upper surfa ...

Tamias alpinus 315 Tamias alpinus Merriam, 1893 Alpine Chipmunk description: This small chipmunk is pale in coloration. The vent ...

316 Tamias alpinus in June, while their habitat is still covered in snow. This al- lows time for territorial establishment and s ...

Tamias amo enus 317 sprinkled with rufous. The two inner light stripes are grizzled gray, and the outer pair of light stripes ar ...

318 Tamias amo enus found over a broad span of elevations, up to about 3000 m. T. amoenus prefers meadows of forbs, grasses, and ...

Tamias canipes 319 habitat: T. bulleri occupies an extremely small range at the juncture of three western states in México, in t ...

320 Tamias canipes conservation: IUCN status—least concern. Population trend—stable. habitat: This is a woodland species that ap ...

Tamias dorsalis 321 rufescent. The cheeks, the neck, the shoulders, and the rump are pale gray. The tail is gray suff used with ...

322 Tamias dorsalis size: Female—Mass 70–74 g. Male—Mass 61–64.5 g. Both sexes—TL 230 mm (217–249 mm); T 100 mm (85– 115 mm). di ...

Tamias durangae 323 foraging together have been reported, with short quiet “bark chirps” given by group members. Due to the mode ...

324 Tamias merriami Tamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889 Merriam’s Chipmunk description: Distinguished by its larger size and long ...

Tamias minimus 325 conservation: IUCN status—least concern. Population trend—stable. habitat: Merriam’s chipmunk is found only i ...

326 Tamias minimus T. m. borealis—Canada and upper regions of Montana (USA). The autumn pelage is pale yellowish gray on the upp ...

Tamias minimus 327 Oregon, and southwestern Idaho, south to the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in California, and west into N ...

328 Tamias obscurus Tamias obscurus J. A. Allen, 1890 California Chipmunk, Dusky Chipmunk description: The pelage is marked by f ...

Tamias o chrogenys 329 of burrows and nests, which vary widely, are reported from boulder fi elds, fallen logs, and cacti (for T ...