The Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus), also called the common chipmunk, is a small striped ground squirrel and the only chipmunk native outside North America, ranging from central Russia and Siberia to northern China, Mongolia, Korea and northern Japan. Adults are 18 to 25 centimetres long, a third of that being tail, weigh about 50 to 150 grams and carry four white stripes and five dark stripes along the back. It lives in coniferous and other forests, keeps its own territory, and in winter shares a burrow with a store of food, hibernating until April or May. It is an omnivore that eats seeds, roots, insects, fruit and fungi. Large numbers were exported from South Korea as pets between 1960 and 1980, and escaped or released animals now form populations in several European countries, where the species is on the European Union list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern.
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is a species of chipmunk native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea
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and in Japan in Hokkaido, Iturup, Rishiri, Rebun, Teuri, and Yagishiri
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extreme eastern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea
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extreme eastern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea
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native to Russia in northern European, Siberia to Sakhalin and Kunashir
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1. Animal Diversity Web: Tamias sibiricus
Animal Diversity WebConservation Status
Siberian chipmunks are considered "least concern" by the IUCN because they are widespread
Food Habits
Siberian chipmunks are omnivores.
Behavior
Siberian chipmunks are active during the day and sleep at night.
Conservation Status, CITES
No special status
Habitat
Siberian chipmunks live primarily on the forest floor where there is plenty of cover
Lifespan/Longevity, captivity
Siberian chipmunks live for a maximum 2 to 5 years in the wild, and 6 to 10 years
Economic Importance for Humans
Siberian chipmunks are occasionally kept as pets and their pelts are
Economic Importance for Humans, negative
Siberian chipmunks may occasionally eat crops and damage gardens.
In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
taiga
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is a species of chipmunk native to northern Asia
Invasiveness
In Europe, the Siberian chipmunk is included since 2016 in the list of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern
Distribution
native to Russia in northern European, Siberia to Sakhalin and Kunashir
Lead, where it lives
is a species of chipmunk native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea
Distribution, where it lives
and in Japan in Hokkaido, Iturup, Rishiri, Rebun, Teuri, and Yagishiri
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extreme eastern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea
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