2006-11-29 08:16:46 · 8 answers · asked by shawnp089 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Chipmunks are just a small members or the squirrel family, so yes chipmunks are a type of squirrel. Often they are called ground squirrels.
2006-11-29 09:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The are closely related with both belonging to the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, but they are classified in different subfamilies and genera.
2006-11-29 09:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by librsh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are 2 totally different animals. for one thing chipmunks have much smaller tails.
2006-11-29 08:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by woodlands127 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they say they`re different, but where Iive we have chipmunks that look like squirrls and squirrls that look like chipmunks, but I think squirrls are better climbers and chipmunks are distinctively cuter.
2006-11-29 09:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but they both belong to the rodent family.
2006-11-29 08:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by redbass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
obviously not, they'de be called the same thing otherwise!
2006-11-29 08:24:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...
2006-11-29 08:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by HONORARIUS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ..........
2006-11-29 08:18:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋