Altai birch mouse
Sicista napaea Hollister, 1912
The altai birch mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 10 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the altai birch mouse
- Weight
- 10 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 20.5 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the altai birch mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the altai birch mouse?
The Altai birch mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is native to Russia and Kazakhstan. A baby Altai birch mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Altai birch mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
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Is the altai birch mouse endangered?
The altai birch mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the altai birch mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusSicista
- SpeciesSicista napaea Hollister, 1912
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- myšivka altajskáCzech
- AltaibirkenmausGerman
- altainkoivuhiiriFinnish
- アルタイオナガネズミJapanese
- Алтай тышқаныKazakh
- smużka ałtajskaPolish
- Рыжая мышовкаRussian
- Алтайская мышовкаRussian
- Altaiskaya MyshovkaRussian
Relatives of the altai birch mouse
Other species in the same genus Sicista.
Northern birch mouse
Sicista betulina
Southern birch mouse
Sicista subtilis
Armenian birch mouse
Sicista armenica
Caucasian birch mouse
Sicista caucasica
Gray birch mouse
Sicista pseudonapaea
Kluchor birch mouse
Sicista kluchorica
CompareAltai birch mouse vs Northern birch mouseAltai birch mouse vs Southern birch mouseAltai birch mouse vs Armenian birch mouseAltai birch mouse vs Caucasian birch mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the altai birch mouse?
An adult altai birch mouse weighs 10 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the altai birch mouse endangered?
The altai birch mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long is the altai birch mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 20.5 days.
What kind of animal is the altai birch mouse?
The altai birch mouse (Sicista napaea) belongs to the family Dipodidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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