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Cool, but it's a chipmunk not a squirrel. Just saying!

• oh_sigh 8y ago
  A chipmunk is a type of squirrel.
  • eagsalazar2 8y ago
    https://animalsake.com/how-is-chipmunk-different-from-squirrel https://animalsake.com/how-is-chipmunk-different-from-squirr... (TLDR, Chipmunks are not Squirrels)
    • oh_sigh 8y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel > Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other rodents. (TLDR, chipmunks are squirrels)
      • deleted 8y ago
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      • tempestn 8y ago
        The Sciuridae family includes chipmunks; that doesn't mean chupmunks are squirrels, nor that marmots are squirrels.
        • googlryas 8y ago
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot > Marmots are large squirrels
          • tempestn 8y ago
            Fair enough; it does appear that the entire family can be referred to as squirrels.
• f- 8y ago
  Hey - I'm the author of that page. Your comment is a common misconception, but the animal pictured is actually a golden-mantled ground squirrel. You can tell because the stripe doesn't extend to the eye. Thank you for subscribing to squirrel facts!
  • byron_fast 8y ago
    Oh! You're right. Confused him with an Eastern Chipmunk.
  • mistersquid 8y ago
    I can attest to the veracity of your claims. :-) [0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12264275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12264275