Chipmunk
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For other uses, see Chipmunk (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Temporal range: Early Miocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...
Chipmunk Temporal range: Early Miocene to Recent | |
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Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Xerinae |
Tribe: | Marmotini Illiger, 1811[1] |
Genera | |
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Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of Sciuridae, the squirrel family; specifically, they are ground squirrels (Marmotini). Chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.