---
title: "Oostelijke wangzakeekhoorn"
description: "Tamias striatus — Zoogdieren. The eastern chipmunk is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-chipmunk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oostelijke wangzakeekhoorn

> Tamias striatus — Zoogdieren. The eastern chipmunk is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America.

- Scientific name: *Tamias striatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 109017
- Wikidata: [Q692664](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692664)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46217](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46217)

## Names

- en: Eastern Chipmunk
- de: Streifen-Backenhörnchen
- es: Ardilla Listada del Este Americano
- fr: Tamia rayé
- nl: Oostelijke wangzakeekhoorn
- pl: Pręgowiec amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (74413), CA (28875), DE (22)

## Summary

The eastern chipmunk is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the only living member of the genus Tamias.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_chipmunk

## Photo

![Oostelijke wangzakeekhoorn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-chipmunk/medium.jpg)

Photo: David Bird · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305997421

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-chipmunk?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).