The eyes of the young typically open after 20 to 25 days. Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male) 9 monthsįemales are solely responsible for care of the offspring.

Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female) 9 months.Range time to independence 8 (low) weeks.Breeding season Breeding occurs from April to June.Breeding interval Siberian chipmunks breed once to twice yearly, depending on location.gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate).( 'Siberian Chipmunk', 2009 Saddington, 2007) In Europe a second litter may be born over the summer months. After a gestation period of 28 to 35 days a litter of 3 to 8 young is born. The breeding season of Tamias sibericus begins in the second half of April. Most other chipmunks and squirrels have a promiscuous mating system. There is little known information on the mating systems of Siberian chipmunks. Range length 12 to 17 cm 4.72 to 6.69 in.A typical Siberian chipmunk will weigh 50 to 150g. Body mass varies with season and availability of food.

There are 5 dark and 4 light colored stripes that runs down the back. The fur on the back is yellow to brown, with white fur on the chest and belly. Siberian chipmunks are 18 to 25 cm in total length, including a tail that is approximately one third of that length.

Siberian chipmunks live primarily on the forest floor where there is plenty of cover and among rocky outcroppings and in human structures, such as house foundations. It is also found in eastern Europe as a result of individuals escaping from captivity. It is found naturally in northern Asia from central Russia to China, Korea, and northern Japan. Tamias sibiricus is the only member of the genus Tamias found outside North America.

Siberian mouse nake