| Hopi chipmunks are naturally timid, and even individuals born in captivity never become tame. Like Panamint chipmunks, they live in southwestern pinyon-juniper forests and nest in rock crevices or piles of broken rock. They are fast and sure-footed on the sheer rock faces of canyons and buttes. They often climb into shrubs to get seeds, but never eat there: either they take the food to the safety of their den, or perch on a boulder or other lookout where they can eat but at the same time watch for hawks or other predators.
Sexual Dimorphism:
Females are slightly larger than males.
Length:
Average:
211 mm
Range:
197-221 mm
Weight:
Range:
52-62 g
References:
Hoffmeister, D.F., and L.S. Ellis. Geographic variation in Eutamias quadrivittatus with comments on the taxonomy of other Arizonan chipmunks, p. 656. The Southwestern Naturalist, 24:655-665.
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