#0033 · 🦊 mammals

Siberian Chipmunk

🇳🇱 Koreaanse Grondeekhoorn ·Eutamias sibiricus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Дмитрий · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Dmitry Dubikovskiy · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Paul Scott · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Константин Самодуров · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Marco Schmidt · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. © Константин Самодуров · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Богинский Евгений Иванович · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Siberian chipmunk or common chipmunk ( Eutamias sibiricus ) appears across northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. The Siberian chipmunk was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in the 1960s. It is the only chipmunk found outside North America, and this animal is classed either as the only living member of the genus Eutamias , or as a member of a genus including all chipmunks.

base stats

NL sightings 26iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,643iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 26 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #33 most seen of the mammals in NL.
5,643 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Erik Laxman in 1769 (257 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.