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Kingdom - Animals -
Animalia
Phylum - Vertebrates -
Craniata
Class - Mammals -
Mammalia
Order - Rodents -
Rodentia
Family - Squirrels -
Sciuridae
Species - Yellow-pine Chipmunk -
Tamias amoenus
Yellow-pine Chipmunk -
Tamias amoenus
Global Rank
:
G5
State Rank
:
S5
Agency Status
USFWS
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none
USFS
:
none
BLM
:
none
CFWCS Tier
:
3
General Description
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Diagnostic Characteristics
See sutton (1995).
General Distribution
Montana Range
Western Hemisphere Range
Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana
Number of Observations:
402
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Relative Density
Recency
(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)
Migration
Non-migratory.
Habitat
In w. MT uses open stands of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. Will use open grassland if cover is adequate. In absence of T. ruficaudus & T. minimus in central MT, T. amoenus ranges into subalpine forests & alpine tundra. (Hoffmann and Pattie 1968, Beg 1969).
Food Habits
Primarily fruits and seeds. Leaves and fruits important in spring, less so in summer, insignificant in fall. Occasion- ally eats arthropods. Seasonal shifts related to availabi- lity (Beg 1969).
Ecology
Contiguous allopatry with other chipmunk species (Beg 1969). Nest chamber in burrow which averages 11 inches below surface (Banfield 1974). In association with T. ruficaudus, will occupy lower elevations.
Reproductive Characteristics
Breed around April. Pregnant April-May. Give birth May- June. Lactation stops around mid to late June. (Beg 1969).
Citations & Sources
Foresman, K.R. 2001. The wild mammals of Montana.
Special Publication No. 12. American Society of Mammalogists
Additional Sources of Information Related to "Mammals"
American Society of Mammalogists
Bat Conservation International
Bats of Alberta
Mammal Species of the World
Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Natural Heritage Tracker (Statewide Database of Animal Observations)
North American Mammal Checklist
Shrew Information
Species Accounts for Mammals of the World
The Wild Mammals of Montana by Kerry R. Foresman
Western Bat Working Group
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