Allen's Chipmunk is a large, richly colored chipmunk of mature conifer forests in the mountains of northern California, western Oregon, and Nevada. It is one of the least-studied western chipmunks, associated with old-growth and mature forests with complex understory. Its large size and vivid stripes make it one of the more conspicuous of the western chipmunks.
Habitat
Mature conifer forests in mountains of northern California and Oregon
Diet
Seeds, fungi, berries, and insects
How common
Uncommon
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