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I'm not an expert on squirrels, but that could be a ground squirrel[1] of some sort. Some varieties of ground squirrel look a lot like chipmunks. [1]: https://

by tikhonj 10y ago

I'm not an expert on squirrels, but that could be a ground squirrel[1] of some sort. Some varieties of ground squirrel look a lot like chipmunks. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_squirrel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_squirrel

brlewis 10y ago
A quick search for "striped ground squirrel" turned up only one variety, the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. The animal in the photo has stripes like a chipmunk.
- gmfawcett 10y ago
  Look for stripes on the face: without them, it's probably a squirrel. Both ground squirrels and chipmunks have body stripes, so the face is a better indicator. http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/chipmunk_vs_squirrel.html http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/chipmunk_vs_... http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-squirrel-and-chipmunk http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-squirre...
  - a1k0n 10y ago
    You're right, there's no stripes on its face. I stand corrected. Sadly, that was my most upvoted comment in ~9.5 years on this site.
    - eridius 10y ago
      Ahh, I was about to unvote you, but now I can't bear to do it. Keep my upvote.
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mandarg 10y ago
To my (admittedly untrained) eye, the picture looks a lot like an Indian palm squirrel (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Indian_Palm_Squirrel_DS.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Indian_P...) – which does have stripes on its back.