Gray birch mouse
Sicista pseudonapaea Strautman, 1949
The gray birch mouse (Sicista pseudonapaea) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 12.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the gray birch mouse
- Weight
- 12.2 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- 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 gray birch mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the gray birch mouse?
The gray birch mouse (Sicista pseudonapaea) is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is endemic to Kazakhstan, but possibly ranges into China. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
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Is the gray birch mouse endangered?
The gray 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 gray birch mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusSicista
- SpeciesSicista pseudonapaea Strautman, 1949
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Grey birch mouseEnglish
- Grey birch mouseEnglish
- myšivka šedáCzech
- Graue BirkenmausGerman
- dzungariankoivuhiiriFinnish
- ミナミアルタイオナガネズミJapanese
- Сұр тышқанKazakh
- smużka szaraPolish
- Серая мышовкаRussian
- Мышовка СтраутманаRussian
- Myshovka SerayaRussian
Relatives of the gray 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
Kluchor birch mouse
Sicista kluchorica
CompareGray birch mouse vs Northern birch mouseGray birch mouse vs Southern birch mouseGray birch mouse vs Armenian birch mouseGray birch mouse vs Caucasian birch mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gray birch mouse?
An adult gray birch mouse weighs 12.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gray birch mouse endangered?
The gray 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 gray birch mouse?
The gray birch mouse (Sicista pseudonapaea) 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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