Within these plant communities, the chipmunks best home is an elaborate maze of inter-connecting tunnels, 4-10 m (12-30 ft) in length and 5 cm (2 in) in diameter. This burrow system usually has one ...

While some chipmunks make nests in logs or bushes, most prefer to dig vast underground burrows. These hidden homes typically include a camouflaged entrance hole, tunnel systems that can stretch 10 ...

While squirrels usually live in trees, chipmunks live in a burrow with a series of tunnels. Though they are both known to eat ...

The burrows extend below the frost line. Chipmunks utilize an intermittent hibernating state. From a body temperature close to 100 degrees and a heart rate of 200-300 beats per minute, body ...

The chipmunk’s most distinguishing feature is its large cheek pouches, usually full of nuts or seeds to unload in an underground storage burrow. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ...

The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is an adorable little creature until it decides to burrow under woodpiles, garages, foundations and retaining walls or to feed on garden seeds, flower bulbs ...

The home range of a chipmunk may be up to 1/2 acre, but the adult only defends a territory about 50' around the burrow entrance. Normal population densities are typically 2 to 4 animals per acre ...

Chipmunks don’t usually climb trees. They’re ground dwellers who live in underground burrows that have multiple tunnels and chambers, including a central nest. Tree squirrels are found on ...