Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusTamias
- SpeciesTamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk)
Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Napaeozapus insignis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Chipmunk in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Eastern Chipmunk sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Chipmunk in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Chipmunk in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.