Chipmunk: Species identification

[nbenvenuto]

Hi, i looked every where for the characterics of why the Hopi Chipmunk are in these taxons:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Genus: Tamias

Species: T. rufus
...can you guys help me out on this please!

[MichaelXY]

Look up what the puts an organism in the family Sciuridae, then do the same for genus and species. You will notice differences as you descend. Record notes, and off you go.

[nbenvenuto]

i got it
-Animalia: Muticelluar heterotrophs that use oxygen and can reproduce sexually.
-Chordata: Notochords and nerve chords
-Mammalia: middle ear bones, hair, mammary glands
-Rodentia: specialized teeth
-Sciuridae: skull structure
-Tamias: pouched cheeks

[MichaelXY]

There may be a little more involved.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciuridae
But I think you have the right idea now
What Genus would you put Alvin (The chipmunk) in? lol