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Allen's Chipmunk
T amias senex
First posted August 5, 2004 Last
updated August 5, 2004
We have chipmunks in camp, but they tend to be shy and
you may not easily see them. I photographed this character,
eating berries near the campfire's woodpile, on July
23, 2004. This was a Sunday when camp was not in session
and there was virtually no one around.
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CLASSIFICATION
Chipmunk
CLASS: Mammalia
ORDER: Rodentia
SUBORDER:
FAMILY: Sciuridae
GENUS & SPECIES: Tamias senex
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References
California
Department of Fish and Game
Acknowledgements
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