Chipmunk ID help.

[pharmseller]

This little fella sure enjoys sunflower seeds. Photo taken in my back yard, about 800' elevation, west slope of the Coburg Hills about 6 miles north of Coburg.





I'm having a hard time with the identification, since he lacks the alternating light colored stripes down his back. Five black stripes down his back but the hair in between the stripes is the same as the rest of his back. His ears are rimmed in white. Cute as all get out.

What kind of chipmunk is he?

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[Andy54Hawken]

Just a guess here , maybe the "Least Chipmunk"...?
Andy

 

[MTpockets]

Townsend's


Photo Reference Link

Chipmunks

creagrus.home.montereybay.com

"One of the non-California species is Townsend's Chipmunk T. townsendii (left; nice shot by Blake Matheson). In the four-way split (Sutton & Nadler 1974, Sutton 1987), this one retains the original name. It ranges from w. Oregon north to sw. British Columbia (range map on previous page), and it is primarily arboreal in deep forests. It is a large dark chimpmunk that appears to have taken on the color of its favored woods.

You can compare it to the other "Townsend's splits" on the previous page, but even within species there is variation in color patterns from the coast to inland [the latter tend to be more grayish], so this group is best identified by voice and range."

 

[Xaevian]

Hard for me to tell without crosshairs over it...lol. well, without the telltale sweater with A, S, T on it, definitely not Alvin, Simon, or Theodore.

 

[chukar]

Based on picture and range I'm going for a Townsend's Chipmunk but wouldn't completely rule out a Siskiyou.

Squirrels, Chipmunks and Marmots | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Squirrels, chipmunks and marmots are found throughout Oregon.

myodfw.com

 

[oremike]

Timber Tiger, they all are Timber Tigers.

 

[Member 34319]

What is a Least Chipmunk? For $200.

 

[pharmseller]

I don't know about Townsend's, he's not very big. And look at his ears, they're rimmed in white.

 

[pharmseller]

And yes, I asked him who he was, but his response was totally incoherent.

I suspect drug use. He's twitchy as hell.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Agree that its one of the variations of Townsend's Chipmunks..
https://incahootswithmuddyboots.com/2019/04/18/up-close-personal-the-townsends-chipmunk/

In this link, there are a couple photos of them with white rimmed ears.

 

[pharmseller]

Any photos with a crack pipe?

 

[L84Cabo]

I'm pretty sure that's Alvin. I mean, he's a dead ringer for him. But if not, it's probably Simon.

Hope that helps!

 

[jackrv]

Could be Chip or Dale too