Merriam's chipmunk
Merriam's chipmunk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Neotamias |
Species: | N. merriami
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Binomial name | |
Neotamias merriami (J. A. Allen, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
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
- ^ a b Linzey, A. V.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T.; Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Neotamias merriami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Best, Troy L.; Granai, Nancy J. (1994-12-02). "Tamias merriami". Mammalian Species (476): 1–9. doi:10.2307/3504203. ISSN 0076-3519. JSTOR 3504203.
- ^ Compton, Stephen B (January 1995). ""REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN MERRIAM'S CHIPMUNK (TAMIAS MERRIAMI)."". The Great Basin Naturalist. 55 (1).