genus
Sicista
Sicista is a genus in the family Dipodidae. This database currently files 17 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 17
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 12%
- Weight range
- 6.43 g – 13.1 g
Best-known members of Sicista
Ranked by popularity score.

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
Kluchor birch mouse
Sicista kluchorica
Severtzov's birch mouse
Sicista severtzovi
How threatened is Sicista?
12 of 17 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 8% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 8% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 8% |
| LCLeast Concern | 9 | 75% |
All species in Sicista
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern birch mouse | Sicista betulina | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 8 g | Not recorded |
| Southern birch mouse | Sicista subtilis | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| Armenian birch mouse | Sicista armenica | Dipodidae | Critically Endangered | 6.53 g | Not recorded |
| Caucasian birch mouse | Sicista caucasica | Dipodidae | Near Threatened | 10 g | Not recorded |
| Altai birch mouse | Sicista napaea | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 10 g | Not recorded |
| Gray birch mouse | Sicista pseudonapaea | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 12.2 g | Not recorded |
| Kluchor birch mouse | Sicista kluchorica | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 7.2 g | Not recorded |
| Severtzov's birch mouse | Sicista severtzovi | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| Strand's birch mouse | Sicista strandi | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 10.3 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed birch mouse | Sicista caudata | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 11.2 g | Not recorded |
| Kazbeg birch mouse | Sicista kazbegica | Dipodidae | Vulnerable | 6.43 g | Not recorded |
| Chinese birch mouse | Sicista concolor | Dipodidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Zhetysu birch mouse | Sicista zhetysuica | Dipodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tsimlyansk birch mouse | Sicista cimlanica | Dipodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Meigu birch mouse | Sicista meiguites | Dipodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Sicista praeloriger | Dipodidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tien Shan birch mouse | Sicista tianshanica | Dipodidae | Not recorded | 10.3 g | Not recorded |