Birch mouse

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 65 to 110 mm (2.6 to 4.3 in) of length and weigh about 6 to 14 g (0.21 to 0.49 oz) Head and body length of 50 to 90 mm (2.0 to 3.5 in) and hind foot length of 14 to 18 mm (0.55 to 0.71 in).^[1] The skin color is light brown or dark-brown to brownish yellow on the upper side and paler on the underside, but generally brownish.^[1]

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

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.