Severtzov's Birch Mouse

Severtzov's Birch Mouse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Genus: Sicista
Species: S. severtzovi
Binomial name
Sicista severtzovi
Ognev, 1935

The Severtzov's Birch Mouse, or Dark Birch Mouse (Sicista severtzovi) is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to East-European Steppes (E Ukraine and S-W Russia).

References

  1. ^ Tsytsulina, K., Formozov, N., Zagorodnyuk, I. & Sheftel, B. (2008). Sicista severtzovi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 17 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern