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Tamias quadrimaculatus

The long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus), also called the Sacramento chipmunk or the four-banded chipmunk, is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to the central and northern Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. Long-eared chipmunks have the longest ears of all species of chipmunks.

Overview

The long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus), also called the Sacramento chipmunk or the four-banded chipmunk, is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to the central and northern Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada in the United States. Long-eared chipmunks have the longest ears of all species of chipmunks.

Video

Long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus) foraging on an antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) near Northstar California Resort, southeast of Truckee, Sierra Nevada. In the background branches of a Common manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita).Credit: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Source ↗

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References

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  2. Wikipedia — Long-eared chipmunk Wikipedia

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