Chinese birch mouse
Sicista concolor (Büchner, 1892)
The chinese birch mouse (Sicista concolor) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 13.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the chinese birch mouse
- Weight
- 13.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest, grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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 chinese birch mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the chinese birch mouse?
Sicista concolor, the Chinese birch mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is native to China, India and Pakistan.
From the Wikipedia article “Sicista concolor” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sicista_concolor&oldid=1291485026), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the chinese birch mouse endangered?
The chinese 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 chinese birch mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusSicista
- SpeciesSicista concolor (Büchner, 1892)
Synonyms Sicista concolor flavus, Sicista concolor leathemi, Sicista leathemi, Sicista weigoldi, Sminthus concolor, Sminthus flavus, Sminthus leathemi
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- myšivka jednobarevnáCzech
- Chinesische BirkenmausGerman
- kiinankoivuhiiriFinnish
- カンスーオナガネズミJapanese
- 중국긴꼬리쥐Korean
- KinabuskmusNorwegian Bokmål
- smużka jednobarwnaPolish
- Одноцветная мышовкаRussian
Relatives of the chinese 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
Altai birch mouse
Sicista napaea
Gray birch mouse
Sicista pseudonapaea
CompareChinese birch mouse vs Northern birch mouseChinese birch mouse vs Southern birch mouseChinese birch mouse vs Armenian birch mouseChinese birch mouse vs Caucasian birch mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chinese birch mouse?
An adult chinese birch mouse weighs 13.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chinese birch mouse endangered?
The chinese birch mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the chinese birch mouse?
The chinese birch mouse (Sicista concolor) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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