Squirrels of the World

330 Tamias o chrogenys shrubs); fruits, such as raspberries (Rubus); acorns (Quercus); fungi (especially in the late winter and ...

Tamias panamintinus 331 fallen timber, and it is reported to occur in several forest communities: bristlecone pine (Pinus arista ...

332 Tamias panamintinus and fruits are not available. T. panamintinus appears to be a more facultative hibernator that many of i ...

Tamias quadrivittatus 333 species has been observed to carry Yersinia pestis, the bacte- rium responsible for sylvatic (bubonic) ...

334 Tamias quadrivittatus emerging rapidly to forage when weather permits. T. qua- drivittatus begins breeding in spring (April ...

Tamias rufus 335 T. r. simulans—western half of the species’ range. T. r. simu- lans can be distinguished from T. r. rufi caudus ...

336 Tamias rufus postauricular patches. The sides and the feet are bright pale reddish orange. The venter is buff to pale orange ...

Tamias senex 337 quarters, well-defi ned eye stripes, postauricular patches, and the distinctively shaped baculum. Coastal popul ...

338 Tamias senex merriami, T. quadrimaculatus, T. sonomae, T. speciosus, and T. umbrinus) found within its range. It is common i ...

Tamias sibiricus 339 and the shoulders of T. s. umbrosus. The head color is darker and duller. conservation: IUCN status—least c ...

340 Tamias siskiyou Tamias siskiyou (A. H. Howell, 1922) Siskiyou Chipmunk description: This is a large chipmunk, similar in cha ...

Tamias sp e ciosus 341 size: Female—HB 138.3 mm; T 106.6 mm. Male—HB 134.3 mm; T 106.4 mm. Sex not stated—HB 133.2 mm; T 111.6 m ...

342 Tamias sp e ciosus distribution: This species is found in California and ex- treme westcentral Nevada (USA), occurring in th ...

Tamias striatus 343 tially, in July when the young are weaned. Home ranges are between 1.28 and 2.6 ha, and they do not appear t ...

344 Tamias striatus T. s. quebecensis—Québec (Canada). This form is similar to T. s. griseus, but T. s. quebecensis is smaller a ...

Tamias striatus 345 and the duration (the latter by more than 50%) of these peri- ods of torpor. Such fats are critical for main ...

346 Tamias striatus Slajchert et al. 1997; D. P. Snyder 1982; Thibault and Bovet 1999; White and Svendsen 1992; Wishner 1982; Wo ...

Tamias umbrinus 347 mys sabrinus and Tamia s c iur u s, are part of an important sciurid community whose members collectively se ...

348 Tamias umbrinus two white stripes on the face, a brown to cinnamon stripe through the eyes, and a grayish head with white to ...

Urocitellus armatus 349 Urocitellus armatus Kennicott, 1863 Uinta Ground Squirrel description: The Uinta ground squirrel can be ...