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Siberian Chipmunk - Tamias sibiricus - Siberische Grondeekhoorn (Boeroendoek)
Eastern Europe and European Russia to Korea and Japan. Introduced in western Europe.
The following 9 subspecies are being recognised:
Tamias sibiricus sibiricus - West-Siberia and North-Kazakhstan to Transbaikalia and northern China;
Tamias sibiricus lineatus - Eastern Russia, Hokkaido, Gt Shantar Islands, Amur River basin, Northeast-China;
Tamias sibiricus ordinalis - Northwest- and Central-China (Shensi, Shansi, Ningxia);
Tamias sibiricus orientalis - East Russia to North-China and East-Manchuria;
Tamias sibiricus pallasi - European Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia to Ural Mountains and western Siberia;
Tamias sibiricus okadae - Kunashir Island, south Kurile Islands;
Tamias sibiricus asiaticus - Eastern Siberia to Korea;
Tamias sibiricus senescens - Northern China (Beijing, Hebei, Shensi, Henan);
Tamias sibiricus umborus - North-China (Minshan Mountains, Gansu).
Of this species there are no Zoo photo's available.
Siberian Chipmunk Tamias sibiricus pallasi |
Siberian Chipmunk Tamias sibiricus pallasi |
Siberian Chipmunk Tamias sibiricus pallasi |