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Merriam's Chipmunk
Neotamias merriami
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Sonoma ChipmunkNeotamias sonomae
California ChipmunkNeotamias obscurus
Lodgepole ChipmunkNeotamias speciosus
Least ChipmunkNeotamias minimus
Long-eared ChipmunkNeotamias quadrimaculatus
Eastern ChipmunkTamias striatus
California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
Yellow-pine ChipmunkNeotamias amoenus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 4,662 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,353 |
| Nevada | 71 |
| Vermont | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Western Chipmunks · Neotamias |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Merriam's Chipmunk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.