why do some chipmunks have stripes and some have spots?

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why do some chipmunks have stripes and some have spots?

2007-07-18 12:58:19 · 2 answers · asked by golfbro716 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Just different species.

If memory serves there are around 15 species of chipmunks in the US.

It is really no different than say how the color/spotting is different on species of giraffes.

Either way, the stripes or spots are for camo.

2007-07-18 17:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by The Cheshire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The ones with spots sound like ground squirrels:

http://www.sfondideldesktop.com/Images-Animals/Squirrel/Thirteen-Lined-Ground-Squirrel-.Jpg

2007-07-18 13:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by Strix 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋