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Siberian chipmunk

Tamias sibiricus (Laxmann, 1769)

Status not recordedrodents

The siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus), also called the Asian chipmunk, is a rodent in the family Sciuridae, subfamily Xerinae. It is a small mammal with an adult body mass of 85 g, and it is a diurnal, terrestrial animal of forest, mountain and shrubland habitats.

Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Photo: AndiW 10:51:45, 2005-09-04 (UTC) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the siberian chipmunk

Its diet category is granivore, placing it at the herbivore trophic level. Gestation lasts 35 days, litters average 4.8 young, sexual maturity comes at 350 days, and lifespan is 8.7 years, with values up to 9.6 years reported.

Weight
85 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.67 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
9.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, mountain, shrublandsrc for Habitat
Gestation
34.8 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
4.83src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.12src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the siberian chipmunk

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Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Stanislav Sergeevich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Rikimaru123 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Tharnton345 ( talk ) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Zgili · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the siberian chipmunk live?

Not recorded

What is the siberian chipmunk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus), also called common chipmunk, is a species of chipmunk native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in the 1960s.

From the Wikipedia article “Siberian chipmunk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siberian_chipmunk&oldid=1370760395), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the siberian chipmunk endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the siberian chipmunk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusTamias
  7. SpeciesTamias sibiricus (Laxmann, 1769)

Synonyms Eutamias albogularis, Eutamias asiaticus, Eutamias asiaticus uthensis, Eutamias sibiricus, Sciurus ftriatus, Sciurus sibiricus, Sciurus sibiricus asiaticus, Sciurus sibiricus orientalis, Sciurus sibiricus sibiricus, Sciurus striatus, Sciurus uthensis

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Asian chipmunk, siberian chipmunkEnglish
  • Siberian chipmunksEnglish
  • Sibirisk jordegernDanish
  • Asiatisk dværgjordegernDanish
  • BurundukGerman
  • BoeroendoekDutch
  • Aziatische gestreepte grondeekhoornDutch
  • Aziatische grondeekhoornDutch
  • Koreaanse grondeekhoornDutch
  • Siberische grondeekhoornDutch

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Relatives of the siberian chipmunk

Other species in the same genus Tamias.

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Common questions

Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.

What kind of animal is the siberian chipmunk?

The siberian chipmunk is a rodent, a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae.

How heavy is a siberian chipmunk?

An adult Siberian chipmunk weighs 85 g, which places it in the small size class.

What does the siberian chipmunk eat?

The siberian chipmunk is a granivore, at the herbivore trophic level.

What habitats does the siberian chipmunk live in?

The siberian chipmunk lives in forest, mountain and shrubland habitats, where it is terrestrial and diurnal.

How long does a siberian chipmunk live?

The siberian chipmunk has a lifespan of 8.7 years, and our sources report values up to 9.6 years.

How many young does a siberian chipmunk have?

A siberian chipmunk has 4.8 young per litter and 1.1 litters per year, after a gestation period of 35 days.

Who named the siberian chipmunk?

The siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus, was named by (Laxmann, 1769).

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{siberian_chipmunk_2026,
  title = {Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/siberian-chipmunk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}