A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus.
Small striped rodent and frequent campsite visitor, represented in the North Country by two species, the Least Chipmunk ( Eutamius minimus), and the Eastern Chipmunk ( Tamias striatus).