Chipmunks are rodents belonging to the family Sciuridae. They are native to North America, although another species, the ...

With the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, all 20-plU.S.species live in North America. And while there are many species, there are two that most commonly interact with humans. Chipmunks are ...

There are 25 species of chipmunks, ranging mostly from Canada to Mexico across a variety of stomping grounds from forests to deserts to suburban neighborhoods. Only one species, the Siberian ...

A rare chipmunk species in the Sacramento Mountains in New Mexico was the latest conservationists accused the federal government of failing to protect despite its dwindling population and ...

The eastern chipmunk spends most of the winter in its burrow. This inactive phase extends from about mid November until early March - late April, with local snow depth and temperatures influencing the ...

Kwasi studies two species in particular that make their homes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California: the alpine chipmunk and the lodgepole chipmunk. With the climate warming and high ...

The Peñasco least chipmunk was one of 15 species around the nation at the center of a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, alleging the ...

Colorado’s five chipmunk species occupy various kinds of shrubland and treeland, not on the plains but from the foothills westward. So how did a chipmunk get here, and which chipmunk was it?

An extra-small chipmunk found in southern New Mexico mountains will gain endangered species status and a critical habitat designation, boosting its chance at survival. The Peñasco least chipmunk ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the Peñasco least ...