At birth the young are 64 mm (2.5 in) long, blind, naked, and weigh about 2-3 g (0.1 oz). The eyes open at 30-31 days. Young chipmunks begin to emerge from the burrow at 40 days. The female weans and ...

Often confused with tree squirrels, chipmunks are mostly ground-dwelling rodents that live primarily in wooded, forested habitats. To the untrained eye, chipmunks and squirrels may seem similar ...