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Callospermophilus lateralis
The reddish brown on upper torso and dark grayish brown on lower torso. The clear stripes are visible only on the sides and some pattern on the back (see the photo #5).
This chipmunk was spotted on the summit of Burroughs Mountain (7,400 ft) in Mt. Rainier NP. It's the sub-alpine, tundra-like rocky area.
Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012
17 Comments
so cute! i wish i could see one of these things...
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Belated thank you Tic Thapanya!
cute squirrel, beautiful picture
@Olivia: ありがとう！We'll do our best! ;-)
Well then good luck with the lemonade stand! =) 頑張って下さい
Thank you Olivia! I got lucky with this one since my camera is not even SRL. I wish I had a better camera! This is why Rieko and I will have a lemonade stand this summer. ;-)
Your pictures are very clear, and well-framed!
Thank you Marybeth!
just adorable!!
He is not my pet. He was spotted on the top of Burroughs Mountain (elev. 7,400 ft) at Mt. Rainier NP. Even though they are not supposed to, some visitors still feed wild animals there (I witnessed a few) and these little critters seem very used to people. This particular one was notorious and was crawling all over my husband (including the top of his head) who was eating snacks.
His not afraid to come near to human, amazing is this your pet or is it natural for them to mingle with human?
In photo #1, it looks like a squirrel to me, but in the other photos a chipmunk. A really love this little animal and so friendly.
I saw your comment on my moth. Hilarious! Thanks! And this is such an adorable series.
ID updated! After all, it wasn't a chipmunk... It was a squirrel!
Thank you Jerry Morrow and Xiaoxuan for your suggestions!
It's a golden-mantled ground squirrel...they are commonly mistaken for chipmunks...
According to this Website, Washington State has four species of chipmunk: http://slatermuseum.blogspot.com/2010/12...... From what I've read, it looks like this one is Yellow-pine Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus), but I need suggestions from the experts to make sure . Please help!