Biology:Merriam's chipmunk
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Short description: Species of rodent
| Merriam's chipmunk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Neotamias |
| Species: | N. merriami
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| Neotamias merriami (J. A. Allen, 1889)
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Tamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889 | |
Merriam's chipmunk (Neotamias merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in central and southern California [2] in the United States and a small area in northern Baja California, Mexico.[1]
The dental formula for Tamias merriami is 1.0.2.3.1.0.1.3. × 2 = 22[3]
Reproduction
When mating, females attract males by calling to them. The duration of the female call is ten to fifteen minutes. A male will hear the call and respond to it by running to and jumping around the female. The female then squats down, and the male performs 12-24 thrusts. The entire process of mating lasts about fifteen seconds.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. (2016). "Neotamias merriami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T21358A22269203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21358A22269203.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21358/22269203. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ "California Mammal Maps - Merriam's Chipmunk (Tamias merriami)". http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/CA_maphtml/m060.html.
- ↑ Best, Troy L.; Granai, Nancy J. (1994-12-02). "Tamias merriami". Mammalian Species (476): 1–9. doi:10.2307/3504203. ISSN 0076-3519.
- ↑ Compton, Stephen B (January 1995). ""REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN MERRIAM'S CHIPMUNK (TAMIAS MERRIAMI)."". The Great Basin Naturalist 55 (1).
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