Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias Quadrivittatus and Eutamias Umbrinus
Taxonomy of the Chipmunks, Eutamias Quadrivittatus and Eutamias Umbrinus
By John A. White
26 Nov, 2018
Excerpt......The differences in anatomy and color between many species of chipmunks are subtle, and refined techniques are required to discover them. When "measuring" chipmunks taxonomically, it is necessary to use a "chipmunk scale" and not, for exa
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Excerpt......The differences in anatomy and color between many species of chipmunks are subtle, and refined techniques are required to discover them. When "measuring" chipmunks taxonomically, it is necessary to use a "chipmunk scale" and not, for example, a "pocket-gopher scale." In explanation, some species of pocket gophers closely allied to each other, and even some subspecies of the same species, differ markedly in color and in size and shape of parts of the skeleton; comparable differences are not so pronounced among many species of chipmunks. Less