Eutamias quadrivittatus hopiensis Merriam Colorado Chipmunk

_Specimens examined._--Total, 13: Prater Canyon, 7600 ft., MV

7838/507; Lower Well, Prater Canyon, 69278; Park Headquarters, MV

7889/507; near the old Park Well, 7300 ft., 5468 in Univ. of

Colorado collection; Utility Area, 5469 and 5470 in Univ. of

Colorado collection; Spruce Tree House, 4352-4355 in Denver Museum;

Mesa Verde, 25 mi. [by road] SW Mancos, 149080-149081 USNM; Square

Tower House, 7000 ft., 5467 in Univ. of Colorado collection.

Although both species occur in some of the same areas, _E. q. hopiensis_

is more abundant than is _E. minimus_ in stands of pinyon and juniper,

along cliffs, and at low elevations. (A specimen of _hopiensis_, MV

7849/507, from 3 mi. S of the Park boundary where the 6000 foot contour

line cross the Mancos River is indicative of the occurrence at low

elevations.)

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