Tamias sibiricus
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The Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus), also called common chipmunk, is a species of chipmunk native to northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in the 1960s.
Typically the Siberian chipmunk has four white stripes and five dark stripes along the back. It is 18–25 cm (7.1–9.8 in) long, a third of which is the tail. The weight of adults depends on the time of year and food availability. It exhibits slight variations in coloration in different geographic regions. Even though the Siberian chipmunk normally grows to 50–150 g (1.8–5.3 oz). The Siberian chipmunk does not exhibit sexual dimorphism, and size and body proportions are the only way to distinguish younger chipmunks from older ones. Its small size may contribute to its relatively short life from two to five years in the wild. However, in captivity it lives up to ten years.
The only species of chipmunk found outside North America, the Siberian chipmunk is native to Russia in northern European, Siberia to Sakhalin and Kunashir, extreme eastern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, northern... Wikipedia →
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South Korea · 2021
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burunduk sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 8 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Burunduk in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of Beijing's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in January.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Burunduk sightings, Beijing ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ürümqi (China, about 70%), Harbin (China, about 50%) and Novosibirsk (Russia, about 30%).
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Burunduk that you can see in Beijing (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Eurasian Red Squirrel (about 30%) and Pallas's Squirrel (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burunduk is recorded against all the mammals logged in Beijing (24 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
