eastern chipmunk

Tamias striatus

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The eastern chipmunk (Tamias (Tamias) striatus) is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the sole living member of the chipmunk subgenus Tamias, sometimes recognised as a separate genus. Its name comes from the Odawa (Ottawa) word ajidamoonh or the Ojibwe word ajidamoo, which translates literally as "one who descends trees headlong."

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  1. (c) Gilles Gonthier, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/46788399@N00/3285660997
  2. (c) downerhazellann, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3314182958_269307b4ef.jpg
  3. (c) Wikimedia Commons, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Streifenhoernchen_1_db.jpg/460px-Streifenhoernchen_1_db.jpg
  4. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamias_striatus

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