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Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium (Waterhouse, 1842)
Heliosciurus rufobrachium, the red-legged sun squirrel, is a medium-sized diurna…
Forest Giant Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri (Waterhouse, 1842)
Protoxerus stangeri, the forest giant squirrel, is Africa's largest arboreal squ…
Unstriped Ground Squirrel
Xerus rutilus (Cretzschmar, 1828)
Xerus rutilus, the unstriped ground squirrel, is a small terrestrial squirrel na…
Barbary Ground Squirrel
Atlantoxerus getulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Barbary ground squirrel is a small North African ground squirrel, also intro…
Striped Ground Squirrel
Xerus erythropus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)
Xerus erythropus, the striped ground squirrel, is a moderately large African gro…
South African Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780)
Xerus inauris, the Cape ground squirrel, is a diurnal ground squirrel native to …
Cliff Chipmunk
Tamias dorsalis Baird, 1855
Cliff chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) is a diurnal small chipmunk that lives near cli…
Merriam's Chipmunk
Tamias merriami J.A.Allen, 1889
Tamias merriami (Merriam's chipmunk) is a striped chipmunk found in California a…
Yellow-pine Chipmunk
Tamias amoenus J.A.Allen, 1890
Tamias amoenus is a chipmunk with female-biased sexual size dimorphism and a def…
Sciuridae
Sciuridae
Sciuridae, or squirrels, are generally small rodents with a wide size range and …
Gray-collared Chipmunk
Tamias cinereicollis J.A.Allen, 1890
Tamias cinereicollis, the gray-collared chipmunk, is a striped rodent native to …
Least Chipmunk
Tamias minimus Bachman, 1839
Tamias minimus (least chipmunk) is the smallest chipmunk species native to much …
California Chipmunk
Tamias obscurus J.A.Allen, 1890
The California/chaparral chipmunk is a sciurid rodent found in southern Californ…
Palmer's Chipmunk
Tamias palmeri (Merriam, 1897)
Palmer's chipmunk (Tamias palmeri) is an endangered chipmunk endemic to Nevada's…
Long-eared Chipmunk
Tamias quadrimaculatus Gray, 1867
This is a physical description of the male and female long-eared chipmunk, Tamia…
Colorado Chipmunk
Tamias quadrivittatus (Say, 1823)
Tamias quadrivittatus, the Colorado chipmunk, is the largest Front Range chipmun…
Shadow Chipmunk
Tamias senex J.A.Allen, 1890
Allen's chipmunk (Tamias senex) is an arboreal chipmunk with two subspecies that…
Sonoma Chipmunk
Tamias sonomae (Grinnell, 1915)
Sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae) is a Sciuridae rodent endemic to northwester…
Lodgepole Chipmunk
Tamias speciosus Merriam, 1890
Tamias speciosus, the Lodgepole chipmunk, is a chipmunk species native to mounta…
Townsend's Chipmunk
Tamias townsendii Bachman, 1839
Tamias townsendii is a large chipmunk identifiable by its distinct tail color an…
Uinta Chipmunk
Tamias umbrinus J.A.Allen, 1890
Tamias umbrinus, the Uinta chipmunk, is a medium-sized chipmunk species native t…
Siberian Chipmunk
Tamias sibiricus (Laxmann, 1769)
This is a detailed profile of the Siberian chipmunk, covering its description, d…
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tamias striatus, the eastern chipmunk, is a small striped chipmunk found in east…
Père David's Rock Squirrel
Sciurotamias davidianus (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Père David's rock squirrel is an endemic Chinese rodent of the squirrel family t…
