Eastern chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus Least concern

Where the eastern chipmunk lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 15,447 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Tamias striatus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Mass	3.75 g (birth weight); 102 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the eastern chipmunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern chipmunk in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an eastern chipmunk?

Wikidata records the following for the eastern chipmunk: mass 3.75 g (birth weight); 102 g (adult weight).

Is the eastern chipmunk endangered?

The eastern chipmunk’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern chipmunk?

The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Tamias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern chipmunk

The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the only living member of the genus Tamias.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern chipmunk (revision 1367517012), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q692664 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).