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Caged Tamias chipmunk, Tokyo area. The genus Tamias was formerly divided into three subgenera that, in sum, included all chipmunk species: Tamias, the eastern chipmunk and other fossil species; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western ...
A small species, it reaches about 30 cm (12 in) in length including the tail, and a weight of 66–150 g (2.3–5.3 oz). [15] It has reddish-brown fur on its upper body and five dark brown stripes contrasting with light brown stripes along its back, ending in a dark tail.
Cassola, F. 2016. Tamias striatus (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T42583A115191543. https: ...
Three subspecies have recently been recognized as distinct species by some authorities: [6] Crater chipmunk, Neotamias cratericus, split from N. amoenus [7] Coulee chipmunk, Neotamias grisescens, split from N. minimus [7] Sierra del Carmen chipmunk, Neotamias solivagus, split from N. durangae [8]
Chipmunks are classified as four genera: Tamias, of which the eastern chipmunk (T. striatus) is the only living member; Eutamias, of which the Siberian chipmunk (E. sibiricus) is the only living member; Nototamias, which consists of three extinct species, and Neotamias, which includes the 23 remaining, mostly western North American, species.
The Ohio chipmunk (Tamias striatus ohioensis), also known as the Ohioan chipmunk, or the Ohio eastern chipmunk, is a subspecies of the eastern chipmunk that is native to parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio, with some populations potentially present in far north-eastern to western Pennsylvania, and very rarely into West Virginia. [1]
Tamias cinereicollis J. A. Allen, 1890 The gray-collared chipmunk ( Neotamias cinereicollis ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae . [ 2 ] It is endemic to Arizona and New Mexico in the United States .
Tamias merriami J. A. Allen, 1889 Merriam's chipmunk ( Neotamias merriami ) is a species of chipmunk in the family Sciuridae . It is found in central and southern California [ 2 ] in the United States and a small area in northern Baja California , Mexico .