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Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the only living member of the genus Tamias. Etymology The name "chipmunk" probably comes from the Ojibwe word ᐊᒋᑕᒨ ajidamoo (or possibly ajidamoonh, the same word in the Ottawa dialect of Ojibwe), which translates literally as "one who descends trees headlong."

Distribution

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Germany · 12Netherlands · 1