Eastern Chipmunk

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
7 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
8 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Chipmunk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Eastern Chipmunk sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Chipmunk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Chipmunk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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