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Chipmunks are small squirrel-like rodents of the genus Tamias. They are native to North America and Asia. Therefore, "T" is used in front of the species.Tamias is Greek for "storer," a reference to the animals' habit of collecting and storing food for winter use. The genus includes twenty-five recognized species, with one species, T. sibiricus, in northeastern Asia, one, T. striatus, in eastern North America, and the rest native to western North America.

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