Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusTamias
- SpeciesTamias striatus (Eastern Chipmunk)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Southern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Eastern Woodrat
Neotoma floridana
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
📅 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 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.