{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "chipmunk",
  "name": "Chipmunk",
  "scientificName": "Tamias striatus",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "Chipmunks are small, striped members of the squirrel family native mainly to North America. The eastern chipmunk has bold dark-and-cream stripes down its back, large cheek pouches for carrying food, and lives in burrows. It hoards seeds and nuts for winter, spends the coldest months in a sleepy, torpid state underground, and typically lives 2 to 3 years in the wild.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Rodentia",
    "family": "Sciuridae",
    "genus": "Tamias"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 0.1,
    "lengthM": 0.28,
    "topSpeedKmh": 33,
    "lifespanYears": 8
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Tamias striatus"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Omnivore (seeds, nuts, fruit, insects)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "Deciduous forest, woodland edges, suburbs"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "2–3 years wild (up to 8)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "70–140 g (2.5–5 oz)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "33 km/h (21 mph)"
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "Deciduous forests, woodland edges, and suburbs across eastern North America, from southern Canada through the eastern United States.",
    "continents": [
      "North America"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "citation": "IUCN Red List — Tamias striatus.",
      "url": "https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Tamias%20striatus&searchType=species"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Animal Diversity Web — Tamias striatus. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.",
      "url": "https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tamias_striatus/"
    },
    {
      "citation": "Wikipedia — Chipmunk.",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_chipmunk"
    }
  ],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/chipmunk/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/chipmunk/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}