Tamias striatus vs ground squirrel

Tamias striatus and ground squirrel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Tamias striatus	Yes	No	No	No
ground squirrel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Tamias striatus and ground squirrel are synonyms defined as:

Tamias striatus and ground squirrel: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches

Other synonyms of Tamias striatus include eastern chipmunk, hackee, striped squirrel.

Tamias striatus (noun)	ground squirrel (noun)
small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches	any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
	small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches