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Siberian Chipmunk
Auderghem, Belgium (July, 2013).
It is a chipmunk which occurs across northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. It has been kept in captivity as pet and in some cases released into environments other than their native ones, reason why in certain woodland areas surrounding Brussels you can now see them in the wild. People helps the colony to survive by leaving pet seeds food for them, which is why this particular chipmunk we saw, was muching for a while on seeds.
Habitat: Park & woodland area near Brussels.
The Siberian chipmunk or common chipmunk appears across northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and Hokkaidō in northern Japan. The Siberian chipmunk was imported from South Korea and introduced in Europe as a pet in the 1960s. It is the only chipmunk found outside North America, and this animal is classed either as the only living member of the genus "Eutamias", or as a member of a genus including all chipmunks.
