Chipmunk
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phylum | Chordata | Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of the family Sciuridae. All species of chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, which is found in Asia.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Rodentia | |
family | Sciuridae | |
genus | Tamias |
Eastern chipmunk
phylum | Chordata | The eastern chipmunk is found in eastern North America. It is the only living member of the chipmunk genus Tamias. A small species, it reaches about 30 cm (12 in) in length including the tail. The eastern chipmunk lives in deciduous wooded areas and urban parks throughout the eastern United States and southern Canada. It prefers locations with rocky areas, brush or log piles, and shrubs to provide cover.
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Rodentia | |
family | Sciuridae | |
species | Tamias striatus |
Siberian chipmunk
phylum | Chordata | The Siberian chipmunk, also called common chipmunk is native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in the 1960s. Typically the Siberian chipmunk has four white stripes and five dark stripes along the back. It is 18–25 cm (7.1–9.8 in) long, a third of which is the tail.In Europe, the Siberian chipmunk is included since 2016 in the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern (the Union list).
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class | Mammalia | |
infraclass | Eutheria | |
order | Rodentia | |
family | Sciuridae | |
species | Eutamias sibiricus |