Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

About Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Mammals
• Order: Rodents
• Family: Squirrels

In the western portion of their range, eastern chipmunks inhabit wooded areas, river valleys and are interspersed in habitats distant from deciduous forests. This ground dwelling mammal inhabits open deciduous forests where cover is readily available in the form of stumps, logs or rocky outcrops. Their prime habitat is mature beech-maple forests, but they will occupy bushy areas and coniferous forests, however, swampy sites are avoided.

Terrestrial Biomes: forest

Other Habitat Features: urban ; suburban ; agricultural

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