Tamias (Tamias) striatus (Linnaeus 1758)

[Sciurus] striatus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 64.

Type Locality: Restricted by A. H. Howell (1929:14) to "upper Savannah River, S[outh] C[arolina]." [USA].

Vernacular Names: Eastern Chipmunk.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. striatus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. doorsiensis Long 1971

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. fisheri A. H. Howell 1925

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. griseus Mearns 1891

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. lysteri Richardson 1829

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. ohioensis Bole and Moulthrop 1942

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. peninsulae Hooper 1942

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. pipilans Lowery 1943

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. quebecensis Cameron 1950

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. rufescens Bole and Moulthrop 1942

Subspecies Tamias (Tamias) striatus subsp. venustus Bangs 1896

Distribution: S Manitoba and Nova Scotia (Canada) to Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia, east to Atlantic Coast (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Tamias; see Gromov et al. (1965:134). Reviewed by Snyder (1982, Mammalian Species No. 168).