Chickaree

Description:

Smaller than a Grey Squirrel and measures around 30 – 33 centimetres in length with a tail length of around 13 – 15 centimetres. Their weight ranges from 160 – 300 grams. During the summer, Chickarees have a grey/brown to rusty red fur on their backs with pale orange chests and brown legs and feet, however, come winter, their upper fur appears browner and underparts appear more grey in colour. The upper and under parts are separated by a ventral dark or white coloured stripe. The tail of the Chickaree can be distinguished from other squirrels as it is more thinner and flatter but still very bushy. Like many other species of squirrel, the Chickaree has a white ring around its eye.

Habitat:

North America, from Alaska, east to Newfoundland, south to Smoky Mountains and south through Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico and particularly in Pacific coastal states.