### animal | vertebrate | mammal | rodent | squirrel | chipmunk:

Least chipmunk
* Most least chipmunks fill cheek pouches
* Some least chipmunks reach maturity
* have ranges.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | rodent | squirrel:

Eastern chipmunk
* Most eastern chipmunks carry food
  - emerge from hibernation
* Most eastern chipmunks have cheek pouches
  - internal pouches
  - large pouches
* Most eastern chipmunks inhabit mature woodlands
* Some eastern chipmunks become pests
  - serious pests
  - consume raspberry fruit
* Some eastern chipmunks consume red fruit
  - eat insects
* are our only ground squirrel
  - solitary animals with limited inter-specific interactions
* demonstrate behavior.
  - sides
  - three dark stripes while the western species has five
* love to feed on nuts that constitute a major portion of their diet.

Eastern gray squirrel
* consume nuts.
* have few natural predators
  - fur
  - gray fur

Female squirrel
* are abandoned by the male squirrel immediately after mating.
* give off a strong scent that the male squirrel can detect.
* reproduce by mating and then birthing live young.

Fly squirrel
* Most fly squirrels eat insects
  - pecans
  - truffles
* Most fly squirrels have belly fur
  - glide membranes
  - skin
  - stretchy skin
  - whiskers
* Most fly squirrels live in deciduous woodlands
  - make homes
  - move from trees
* Most fly squirrels use broad tails
* Some fly squirrels become food
  - live up to years
  - rely on truffles
  - use cavities
* Some fly squirrels use hollow cavities
  - tree cavities

Fox squirrel
* Most fox squirrels eat buds
  - get water
* Most fox squirrels have claws
  - sharp claws
  - vision
  - prefer habitats
* Some fox squirrels prefer oak.
  - ranges
* need food.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | rodent | squirrel:

Gray squirrel
* Most gray squirrels feed on nuts
  - tree nuts
* Most gray squirrels have fur
  - look silvery gray with brownish markings on their tails
  - occur in areas
  - prefer areas
  - require diets
  - swim across lakes
* Most gray squirrels thrive in different habitats
  - many different habitats
* Some gray squirrels eat flowers.
* Some gray squirrels feed on buds
  - larvae
  - have years
  - stay in dens
  - weigh grams
* are a pale gray on their underparts
  - popularly hunted small game species in many parts of the United States
  - abundant
  - common in all wooded habitats
  - diurnal animals
  - diurnal, meaning they are most active during daylight
  - early risers and leave their nests with the first light of day
  - excellent climbers and can leap considerable distances using powerful hindlimbs
  - highly excitable and can cause severe damage if trapped inside a building
* are more abundant where a high percentage of land is forested
  - agile in trees than fox squirrels
  - common in urban areas and in habitats heavily altered by human activities
  - opportunistic feeders whose diet varies with season, locality and availability
  - plentiful just about wherever there are trees
  - scatter hoarders
  - somewhat sociable and can tolerate other squirrels nearby
* begin breeding at about one year old.
* breed in late winter or early spring.
* bury nuts during the fall to eat in the spring and winter.
* can mate twice a year of food is very abundant.
* come in many colors.
* continue raiding the feeder.
* eat a wide variety of seasonal plant foods.
  - two litters a year
* like to hide acorns and nuts for later use.
* live along intersecting drainages.
  - only in hardwood bottoms
  - dense, mixed canopy
* search for acorns around the tanoak trees.
* strip bark because they like to eat the soft sap part of a tree.
* tend to be more dependent on tree cavities for nursery dens than fox squirrels.
* to adapt to habitats.
* use leaf and twig nests as well as dens in tree cavities.
* work on their leafy nests.