Common Name
Eastern Chipmunk
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Tamias striatus
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Vermont
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Distribution
Eastern United States; Louisiana north to southern Manitoba and Nova Scotia east to the Atlantic Coast.
Notes
Live in wooded areas or those with much underbrush; does not occur in open country. Forests & tall-grass prairies; rocky slopes & moist ravines.Can climb trees. Hibernates, but may be seen for short periods in winter. Internal cheek pouches.