{"id":53,"date":"2011-07-15T16:51:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T16:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/compostvisitation\/"},"modified":"2012-01-09T14:54:04","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T19:54:04","slug":"eastern-chipmunk-tamias-striatus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/compostvisitation\/mammals\/eastern-chipmunk-tamias-striatus\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus<\/em>)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Order:<\/strong> Rodentia, Family:<\/strong> Sciuridae<\/p>\n

Appearance\/Behavior<\/strong>:\u00a0 This small (22 – 29 cm) squirrel is reddish brown with distinctive dark brown and white striping (blue arrow), running from its head to its rear.\u00a0 Its relatively long tail is dark gray (red arrow).<\/p>\n

Relative Frequency of Visitation in Study<\/strong>: Very rare at compost piles (only a single encounter), although quite common at study site in general, particularly in vicinity of stonewalls.<\/p>\n

Seasonal Activity<\/strong>: The sole image is from mid-June, although the chipmunk is potentially active from spring through early fall.<\/p>\n

Daily Activity<\/strong>:\u00a0 Diurnal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Similar Species<\/strong>:\u00a0 The chipmunk loosely resembles the gray squirrel<\/a>, but is much smaller, striped, and lacks an extremely bushy tail.<\/p>\n

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