Chipmunk

Tamias rufus

By George

Classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Order:Rodentia

Family:Sciuridae

Genus:Tamias

Species:rufus

Physical Description

Notes:
It has pouched cheeks and has stripes on its back. They are tinier then a squirrel. The Chipmunk can be 8-10 inches long. It is black, brown, white, and reddish brown. An average chipmunk does not live that long.

Diet and Feeding Habits

Notes:
A tames ruffs eats a wide variety of foods including nuts, acorns, seeds, mushrooms, fruits, berries, and corn. They also eat insects,bird eggs, and sometimes small vertebrates such as young mice.

Reproduction

Notes:
Tames Striates has 2 breeding seasons. The 1st breeding seasons begins in February and ends in April the 2nd season is in June and ends in August. A female gestation period last for 51 days and they can have a litter the size of 4 to 5, even 9 some times.

Habitat

Notes:
Chipmunks are found in North America, Canada and China. They are often found in hard wood forest that contain many trees and have nuts.

Role in the Ecosystem

Notes:
A Chipmunk has a important role as prey to many predators. It also provides a habitat for parasites. They also gather nuts and make homes in trees. A Chipmunk lives in open deciduous forest and at the edges of woodlands.

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk

http://www.Chipmunk.info/ habitat.php

Chipmunk- wikipedia,the free encyclopedia

Life science (science text book)

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/tamias striatus.html

www.wikipedia.org/chipmunk food chain and web definition/www.Google. com/chipmunk food chain and web pictures

www.Google.com/ecology/ecosystem