Siberian chipmunk: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Siberian chipmunk lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tamias sibiricus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Siberian chipmunk live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Siberian chipmunk in 10 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Russia, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. In Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Ireland, Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

South Korea
Russia (introduced)
France (introduced)
Switzerland (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
China
Japan
Mongolia
Germany (introduced)
Ireland (introduced)

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.

What kind of animal is the Siberian chipmunk?

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

About the Siberian chipmunk

The Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus), also called common chipmunk, is a species of chipmunk 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Siberian chipmunk (revision 1370760395), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q329187 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).