Tamias durangae (J. A. Allen, 1903)
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Durango Chipmunk
French: Tamia du Durango / German: Durango-Backenhornchen / Spanish: Ardilla listada de Durango
Taxonomy. Eutamias durangae J. A. Allen, 1903 ,
“Arroyo de Bucy, Sierra de Candella,
...about 7,500 feet [2134 m], northwestern Durango, Mexico.”
Two subspecies are recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution.
IT. d. durangae |. A. Allen, 1903 — Sierra
Madre Occidental, in extreme SW Chi-
huahua S through the extreme W third of
Durango (Mexico).
T. d. solivagus A. H. Howell, 1922 — Sierra del Carmen in Sierra Madre Oriental, SE Coahuila and WC Nuevo Leon (Mexico).
Descriptive notes. Head-body 135-227 mm, tail 98-4-102 mm; weight mean 83-3 g. Dorsum of the Durango Chipmunk has nine alternating light and dark longitudinal stripes. The mid-dorsalstripe is black bordered with Mikado brown, and is paler and less distinct on nape of neck. Lateral dark stripes are Mikado brown and broader than mid-dorsal stripe. Shoulders have a gray wash. Its overall color is very similar to Buller’s Chipmunk (7 bulleri), but with cinnamon in the dorsal pelage and reddish brown on ventral part oftail. Chromosome number of the Durango Chipmunk is 2n = 38. Karyotype is type B for Tamias and consists offive pairs of metacentric autosomes,six pairs of submetacentric autosomes, seven pairs of acrocentric autosomes, a submetacentric X chromosome, and an acrocentric Y chromosome.
Habitat. Mesic mixed pine-oak forests (Pinus, Pinaceae; Quercus, Fagaceae) of Sierra Madre Occidental. Subspecies solivagus appears to prefer mesic mixed pine-fir-aspen forests (Pinus, Abies, Pinaceae; Populus tremuloides, Salacaceae) above elevations of c.2700 m,in the Sierra Madre Oriental biotic province.
Food and Feeding. The Durango Chipmunk consumes acorns, corn, and probably conifer seeds.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. The Durango Chipmunk is diurnal and appears to enter short bouts of torpor in winter.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Durango Chipmunk can be locally common, but current overall population trend is unknown; no major threats have been identified. Its restricted distribution and lack of information on its biology could negatively affect conservation efforts.
Bibliography. Alvarez-Castaneda, Castro-Arellano, Lacher & Vazquez (2008l), Best et al. (1993), Callahan (1980), Thorington et al. (2012).
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