Complete mitochondrial genome of a chipmunk species, Tamias sibiricus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Korea

Abstract

We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome (KF668525) of Tamias sibiricus in South Korea. The mitogenome of the Korean chipmunk T. sibiricus was 16,558 bp long with base composition of 33.8% A, 31.1% T, 22.9% C and 12.2% G. Total nucleotide similarity of T. sibiricus and Marmota himalayana (JX069958) genomes was 80.4% ranging from 66.9% (D-loop region) to 97.3% (tRNA^Leu(CUN)). The present study will contribute to understanding taxonomic status and genetic divergence of Northeast Asian T. sibiricus populations.

• Chipmunk
• complete mitochondrial genome
• Tamias sibiricus

Acknowledgements

The authors thank anonymous reviewers for providing valuable comments on this article.

Declaration of interest

This study was carried out with the support of “Forest Science & Technology Projects (Project No. S211013L020100)” provided by Korea Forest Service. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.