The Panamint Chipmunk is a pale, somewhat washed-out chipmunk of the desert mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert region, including the Panamint, Inyo, and White Mountains. Its muted coloration blends with the pale limestone and granite of its desert mountain home. This chipmunk inhabits a more arid environment than most western chipmunks and is adapted to sparse pinon-juniper habitat.
Habitat
Desert mountain ranges in pinon-juniper and rocky shrubland
Diet
Pinon nuts, seeds, insects, and berries
How common
Uncommon
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