Mammal Creechurs
ALTBangs’s Mountain Squirrel Syntheosciurus brochusIt is found only in Costa Rica and Panama. One of its habitats is at the summit of the Poás Volcano in Costa Rica, in a Clusia forest that is almost inaccessible to humans.image by j4n_w
Mammal Creechurs
ALTYellow-pine Chipmunk Neotamias amoenusIt is found in the western United States and Canada. They are seed-storing hibernators whose fitness in winter and spring seasons is influenced by the availability of resources and their foraging behaviors in the summer and autumn. During the warm, active...
Mammal Creechurs
ALTEbian’s Palm Squirrel Epixerus ebiiIt is found in West and Central Africa. It is found in undergrowth in thick forest, favouring Raphia palm areas It is threatened by habitat loss.image by Gregg Darling
Mammal Creechurs
ALTBaja California Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus atricapillusIt is found in desert shrubland and open mountain forests in areas of volcanic origin in Baja California, Mexico. Because of this specific habitat preference, populations are very isolated and fragmented. It eats a variety of seeds and...