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Chipmunks are an attractive and species-rich group, especially in mountainous regions in the western US; others occur in eastern North America and in Eurasia. All are active, alert, and fast-moving. Cliff chipmunks, as their name implies, are often found in rocky canyons and similar habitat; they are the least strikingly marked of the North American chipmunks and can be recognized by plain gray flanks with striping largely limited to a dark line down the spine. These were photographed in the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona. Chipmunk species pictured on this site include: |
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