aardeekhoorntje

Also known as Tamiina, 🐿️, 🐿

Chipmunks are small, striped squirrels of subtribe Tamiina. Chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, which is found primarily in Asia. The name "chipmunk" originated in the 19th century, and other names for this group of squirrels include chitmunk, chipmuck, chipping squirrel, and ground squirrel, though the last name can refer to squirrels of other genera.

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Vinony's link graph records 383 inbound references to aardeekhoorntje, and connects out to bird, fungi and ground squirrels.

Vinony files it under Chipmunks, Extant Miocene first appearances and Mammal common names.

Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Xerinae
Image: Tamias striatus2.jpg
Said to be same as: Tamias

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permanent duplicated item: Tamias
taxon name: Tamiini
taxon rank: tribe

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Article · Nederlands

Wangzakeekhoorns, aardeekhoorns, eekhoornmarmotten of chipmunks (Tamias) zijn een geslacht van eekhoornachtige knaagdieren. De ongeveer 25 soorten worden soms gerekend tot de groep van de grondeekhoorns, waarvan slechts 1 soort buiten Noord-Amerika voorkomt, de Boeroendoek of Siberische grondeekhoorn (Tamias sibiricus) in Noord-Azië.

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