Eastern chipmunk

Eastern chipmunk; Temporal range: Early Holocene–present (9,720–0 YBP)
	Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Tamias
Species:	T. striatus
Binomial name
	Tamias striatus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
	T. s. striatus ; T. s. doorsiensis ; T. s. fisheri ; T. s. griseus ; T. s. lysteri ; T. s. ohioensis ; T. s. peninsulae ; T. s. pipilans ; T. s. quebecensis ; T. s. rufescens ; T. s. venustus ;
Synonyms
	Sciurus striatus Linnaeus, 1758;

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

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