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Tamias speciosus (lodgepole chipmunk)

Synonyms: Eutamias speciosus; Neotamias speciosus (homotypic); Tamias callipeplus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Lodgepole chipmunk (Tamias speciosus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in the U.S. state of California at elevations from 1,500 to 3,000 metres (4,900 to 9,800 ft). The Lodgepole Chipmunk has a variety of common names including: Tahoe Chipmunk, Sequoia Chipmunk, Mt. Pinos Chipmunk, and San Bernardino Chipmunk.
View Wikipedia Record: Tamias speciosus

Infraspecies

Tamias speciosus callipeplus
Tamias speciosus frater
Tamias speciosus sequoiensis
Tamias speciosus speciosus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
24
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 9.48
EDGE Score: 2.35
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  62 grams
Birth Weight [2]  3 grams
Diet [3]  Frugivore, Granivore
Diet - Fruit [3]  50 %
Diet - Seeds [3]  50 %
Forages - Ground [3]  100 %
Female Maturity [2]  11 months 5 days
Gestation [2]  32 days
Hibernates [4]  Yes
Litter Size [1]  4
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [2]  6 years
Snout to Vent Length [2]  4.724 inches (12 cm)
Habitat Substrate [4]  Arboreal

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
California montane chaparral and woodlands United States Nearctic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Sierra Nevada forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Devil's Postpile National Monument V 807 California, United States
Hamilton Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 52 California, United States  
Lassen Volcanic National Park II 29388 California, United States
Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve II 172261 California, United States
Yosemite National Park II 95209 California, United States

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States Yes

Prey / Diet

Nymphalis californica (California Tortoiseshell)[1]
Pinus jeffreyi (Jeffrey's pine)[1]
Pinus lambertiana (Sugar pine)[1]
Polyrhachis laevigata[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Tamias speciosus, Troy L. Best, Robin G. Clawson, and Joseph A. Clawson, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 478, pp. 1-9 (1994)
♦ 2Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 5International Flea Database
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0