Tamias striatus

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Sciuridae; Tamias; Tamias striatus; Canada; Stripe; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6818958; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6818958

194. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus French: Tamia rayé / German: Streifen-Backenhornchen / Spanish: Ardilla listada oriental Taxonomy. Sciurus striatus, Linnaeus, 1758, “Upper Savanna River, South Carolina, USA.” Eleven subspecies are recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. T.s.striatusLinnaeus,1758—TennesseeandNWGeorgiatoSOhio(USA). 1:5.doorsiensisLong,1971—NEWisconsin(USA). T:s.fisheriA.H.Howell,1925—LowerHudsonValley,NewYork,WtoOhio,and StoVirginiaandKentucky(USA). T: s. griseus Mearns, 1891 — Upper Mississippi Valley, W of the Great Lakes (USA) N to S Manitoba and SW Ontario (Canada). T:s.lysteriRichardson,1829—OntarioandSEQuebec(Canada),StoMichiganandNofNewYork(USA),andalongtheAtlanticseabordtoIslandProvincesofECanada. T:s.ohioensisBole&Moulthrop,1942—Ohio(USA). T:s.peninsulaeHooper,1942—WisconsinandMichigan(USA). T:s.pipilansLowery,1943—ELouisiana,Mississippi,andAlabama(USA). T:s.quebecensisCameron,1950—Quebec(Canada). T.s.rufescensBole&Moulthrop,1942—extremeNOhioandSMichigan(USA). T. s. venustus Bangs, 1896 — E Kansas, NE Oklahoma, and Arkansas (USA). Introduced into Newfoundland (Canada). Descriptive notes. Head—body 145-9-150 mm,tail 87-7-93-2 mm; weight 93-9-101 g. The Eastern Chipmunk is a large-bodied species of Tamias. The mid-dorsal longitudinal stripe is brown, bordered by two wide, gray-to-brown or reddish brown, agouti bands. Laterally, it has a white to whitish yellow stripe on each side, offset by two dark stripes. On head, two dark stripes extend from ears to nose. Venter is white, and tail 1s dark on dorsal surface and light on ventral side. Subspecies doorsiensis is pale, similar to peninsulae, but brighter, with grayer dorsal pelage, more conspicuous post-auricular patches, and with tail more frosted with white. Subspecies fisheri has a paler and grayer pelage than striatus. Subspecies griseus is a large subspecies, with pelage grayer and more subdued than nominate striatus. Subspecies lysteri has a paler pelage than striatus, and bright yellowish red fur on rump. Subspecies ...