Observations of Mustela frenata (Long-tailed Weasel) are rare within the southern Appalachians, while observations of Tamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk) are uncommon in high-elevation spruce-fir forests. We conducted camera-trap surveys at Roan Mountain Highlands, Mitchell County, NC, during summer 2016 in a Picea rubens (Red Spruce)—Abies fraseri (Fraser Fir) forest. During the survey, we observed a Long-tailed Weasel at 1893 m in elevation and an Eastern Chipmunk at 1703 m in elevation. These are the highest-elevation records for both species in the eastern United States outside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the highest elevation record for Longtailed Weasel in North Carolina.
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1 September 2017
High-Elevation Observations of Long-Tailed Weasel and Eastern Chipmunk in North Carolina
Allison M. Moser,
Corinne A. Diggins,
W. Mark Ford
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Southeastern Naturalist
Vol. 16 • No. 3
September 2017
Vol. 16 • No. 3
September 2017