Southern birch mouse
Sicista subtilis (Pallas, 1773)
The southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis) is a species in the family Dipodidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 11.8 g and live up to 3.91 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the southern birch mouse
- Weight
- 11.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 3.91 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- 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
Photos of the southern birch mouse
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Where does the southern birch mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the southern birch mouse?
The southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis) is a species of birch mouse in the family Sminthidae. It is native to southern Russia, Kazakhstan, and potentially northern Mongolia and China.
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Is the southern birch mouse endangered?
The southern 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 southern birch mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyDipodidae
- genusSicista
- SpeciesSicista subtilis (Pallas, 1773)
Synonyms Mus interstriatus, Mus interzonus, Mus lineatus, Mus subtilis, Mus tripartitus, Mus tristriatus, Mus trizonus, Mus trizonus, Mus vagus, Mus virgulosus, Sicista lineatus, Sicista loriger, Sicista nordmanni, Sicista nordmanni pallida, Sicista subtilis nordmanni, Sicista subtilis siberica, Sicista subtilis sibirica, Sicista trizonus, Sminthus loriger, Sminthus loriger, Sminthus nordmanni
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Степна скачаща мишкаBulgarian
- myšivka stepníCzech
- SteppenbirkenmausGerman
- Νότιος ΣημυδοποντικόςGreek
- Ratón Listado de las EstepasSpanish
- arokoivuhiiriFinnish
- Siciste des SteppesFrench
- Siciste de steppeFrench
- csíkos szöcskeegérHungarian
- SmintoItalian
- ステップオナガネズミJapanese
- Дала тышқаныKazakh
- SteppemusNorwegian Bokmål
- Driekleurige MuisDutch
- smużka stepowaPolish
- Степная мышовкаRussian
- stepska brezova mišSlovenian
- StäppmusSwedish
- Мишівка степоваUkrainian
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Relatives of the southern birch mouse
Other species in the same genus Sicista.
Northern birch mouse
Sicista betulina
Armenian birch mouse
Sicista armenica
Caucasian birch mouse
Sicista caucasica
Altai birch mouse
Sicista napaea
Gray birch mouse
Sicista pseudonapaea
Kluchor birch mouse
Sicista kluchorica
CompareSouthern birch mouse vs Northern birch mouseSouthern birch mouse vs Armenian birch mouseSouthern birch mouse vs Caucasian birch mouseSouthern birch mouse vs Altai birch mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the southern birch mouse?
An adult southern birch mouse weighs 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the southern birch mouse endangered?
The southern birch mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the southern birch mouse live?
The southern birch mouse has a recorded lifespan of 3.91 years.
What kind of animal is the southern birch mouse?
The southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis) 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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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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