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Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

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Field Notes

Description:

These small ground squirrels have brown fur tinged in red above with five dark brown stripes and a lighter stripe along each side.with light below. The tail is darker.

Habitat:

Forests in eastern US and southern Canada.

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Eastern chipmunk

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Comments (2)
Ashish
Its like I am looking at my garden. Very similar Indian common squirrels..!!

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PublishedJune 15, 2011

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