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Siberian Chipmunk

Tamias sibiricus

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

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. Description Typically the Siberian chipmunk has four white stripes and five dark stripes along the back.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Belgium · 2,357Netherlands · 1,671France · 359Switzerland · 292Germany · 17United Kingdom · 11Italy · 3