Birch mouse
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Sicista armenica |
Birch mice (Genus Sicista) are small jumping desert rodents that resemble mice with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. All variants possess a long tail of 6.5 to 11 centimeters of length and weigh about 6 to 14 grams. The head length lies between 5 and 9 cm. The skin color is light brown or dark-brown to brownish yellow on the upper side and paler on the underside, but generally brownish.
[edit] Species
- Armenian Birch Mouse, Sicista armenica
- Northern Birch Mouse, Sicista betulina
- Caucasian Birch Mouse, Sicista caucasica
- Long-tailed Birch Mouse, Sicista caudata
- Chinese Birch Mouse, Sicista concolor
- Kazbeg Birch Mouse, Sicista kazbegica
- Kluchor Birch Mouse, Sicista kluchorica
- Altai Birch Mouse, Sicista napaea
- Gray Birch Mouse, Sicista pseudonapaea
- Severtzov's Birch Mouse, Sicista severtzovi
- Strand's Birch Mouse, Sicista strandi
- Southern Birch Mouse, Sicista subtilis
- Tien Shan Birch Mouse, Sicista tianshanica
[edit] References
- Holden, M. E. and G. G. Musser. 2005. Family Dipodidae. Pp. 871-893 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
