Name: Chipmunk, Family Sciuridae
Description: Small squirrel-like rodent, brown with distinctive stripes running down back. Bushy tail.
Location: North America, Asia
Special Features:
A litter of 5-7 young are born in May
Vulnerable to every carnivore
Small but prominent ears
Love to dig tunnels and burrows
Hibernates from late Fall to early Spring
Diet: Herbivorous, enjoys acorns, seeds, fruits, berries and grasses
Neat Fact: The chipmunks call is distinctive and is recognized by a series of high-pitched chipping notes.
