The Least Chipmunk is the smallest and most widespread chipmunk in North America, found in habitats ranging from sagebrush desert to alpine tundra. It has five dark and four light stripes on its back that extend all the way to its nose, distinguishing it from other chipmunks. Despite hibernating, the least chipmunk wakes periodically to feed from food caches it stores in its burrow.
Habitat
Sagebrush, conifer forests, alpine meadows, and tundra
Diet
Seeds, berries, fungi, and insects
How common
Common
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