They are close relatives of tree squirrels. You can see them scurry partway up a tree. You're more likely to find the Eastern Chipmunk on the edge of wooded areas or in yards with lots of trees, shrubs and perennials. The chipmunk has great cheek pouches, which they can stuff with food. The chipmunk is about five to six inches long. The tail is somewhat furry and fat, but not bushy and usually held erect as it scurries about the yard. Ears are rounded and often erect like a cat. The Eastern chipmunk is a reddish brown to tan type of ground rodent with several alternating dark and light stripes (typically around 5) on its back and sides and sides of its head, with cream-colored fur on the stomach. They can be easily confused and are often treated as one. They can have territories of up to 2000 feet.Two little furry creatures run around yards, potentially wreaking havoc on plants and the soil: the Eastern chipmunk and the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. Gophers do not prefer living in colonies they are solitary animals and would rather stay alone or in very small families. Moving on, ground squirrels are known to live in colonies that consist of several dozen animals. Ground squirrels, however, do not hide their holes nor do they plug the top. Gophers live in their characteristic crescent shaped plugged holes. Let us also compare the types of holes in which these creatures live or hide. On the other hand, ground squirrels would rather be on the ground at day time as they are diurnal. Gophers come up at night time as they are nocturnal. There is also a difference in the times that the two would prefer to be above ground. They eat plants that produce food, ornamentals as well as insects. In contrast to this, ground squirrels, as is suggested by their name, remain on the ground most of the times. Gophers prefer remaining underground as well as eating underground. They have short tails when compared to other similar species. They can stand in this manner, fully erect, for very long periods. Their unique characteristic is that they can remarkably rise and stand straight on their hind legs. Medium sized ground squirrels are more commonly referred to as ground squirrels because the larger ones are more known as marmots or prairie dogs and the much smaller ones are called chipmunks. They generally live on the ground and sometimes in the ground rather than trees unlike normal squirrels. Ground squirrels belong to the family Sciuridae, the squirrel family of rodents. Gophers have a short life span and live for only about one to three years. Some species can have a weight of about 1 kg or more as well. The males are usually larger than the females and can weigh as much as double the weight of the females. They also have a tail that is about one to two inches. Normally, gophers are about 0.5 pounds in weight and have a body length of about 6 to 8 inches. It is common to call certain ground squirrels as gophers due to their similar appearance.
A unique characteristic of these gophers is their extensive tunnelling activity. Rather it can be said that they are endemic to North and Central America. About 35 species of gophers are currently living in the Northern and Central parts of America. Gophers, which are also referred to as pocket gophers, are rodents that belong to the family of Geomyidae. We will describe each in detail in this article and then shed light on some common differences between the two. Moreover, they are also different in terms of their habitats, diet, morphology and so on. On close inspection, it is possible to differentiate between the two. Gophers and ground squirrels are small, four-legged creatures that resemble rats or rodents and seem quite similar to each other.
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