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Definition of Tamias striatus

Tamias striatus
Chipmunk Chip"munk`, n. [Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. [Written also chipmonk, chipmuck, and chipmuk.]

Meaning of Tamias striatus from wikipedia

- eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the only living member of the genus Tamias. The name "chipmunk"...
- includes a single living species, the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus). The genus name Tamias (Gr****: ταμίας) means "treasurer", "steward", or "housekeeper"...
- classified either as a single genus, Tamias, or as three genera: Tamias, of which the eastern chipmunk (T. striatus) is the only living member; Eutamias...
- Tamias striatus doorsiensis is a subspecies of the eastern chipmunk that is only found in Door, Kewaunee, northeastern Brown, and possibly Manitowoc counties...
- skull of Tamias striatus, but all dimensions of the T. aristus skull are consistently 10-30% larger than the largest examples of T. striatus. While it...
- The Ohio chipmunk (Tamias striatus ohioensis), also known as the Ohioan chipmunk, or the Ohio eastern chipmunk, is a subspecies of the eastern chipmunk...
- tridecemlineatus Rock squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus Colorado chipmunk, Neotamias quadrivittatus Order: Rodentia   Family:...
- {{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help) Rodent Specialist Group (1996). "Tamias striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved July 19, 2007...
- this ability are cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus), eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus), and degu (Octodon degus). Over 200 species of invertebrates are capable...
- known to be taken by goshawks and the 96 g (3.4 oz) eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) were the second most numerous prey species at nests in central New...