To learn how to choose a chipmunk, take a look at the following aspects.

1. Appearance characteristics. The tail length is slightly shorter than the body length, the body length is 115~158mm, and the tail length is 85~130mm. The tail hair is longer and the end of the tail is tapered. The ear shell is obvious, the ear length is 9~16mm; the front part of the orbit is wide and flat, the supraorbital process is located in the posterior part of the interorbital part, and the width of the orbit is 11~13.2mm.

2. Color. There is an obvious black stripe in the middle of the back, two brown-yellow or light-yellow longitudinal stripes on both sides, and two black-brown longitudinal stripes on the outer side. The outer side is two light yellow or light yellow-white longitudinal stripes. The belly is gray-yellow, the base is gray, and the upper part is gray-yellow. The base of the tail hair is dark brown, the middle is black, and the tip is light yellow.