The Ohio chipmunk (Tamias striatus ohioensis), also known as the Ohioan chipmunk, or the Ohio eastern chipmunk, is a subspecies of the eastern chipmunk that is native to parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio, with some populations potentially present in far north-eastern to western Pennsylvania, and very rarely into West Virginia.[1] It was described by Patterson Bole and Philip Moulthrop in 1942. The subspecies has a very similar coloration, and appearance to that of other subspecies.[1][2]

Ohio chipmunk
An individual spotted near Newark, Ohio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Tamias
Species:
Subspecies:
T. s. ohioensis
Trinomial name
Tamias striatus ohioensis
Bole ex Moulthrop, 1942

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  1. ^ a b "Tamias striatus ohioensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ "Tamias striatus ohioensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 May 2023.