Eastern Chipmunk Skull

- DeLoy Roberts' Collection

Scientific Name: Tamias striatus
Dentition
IncisorCaninePremolarMolarSumTOTAL
Upper
1-1
0-0
1-1
3-3
10
20
Lower
1-1
0-0
1-1
3-3
10
Diet: Herbivore
Range: Can be found in southeastern Canada and most of the northeastern United States south to Mississippi and Virginia and west to North Dakota and Oklahoma.
Habitat: The Eastern chipmunk typically inhabits mature woodlands and woodlot edges, but they are also found in and around suburban and rural homes.


Skull Size
Length 2cm
Width 1cm
Height 0.75cm
CLASSIFICATION
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilySciuridae
GenusTamias
SpeciesTamias striatus

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