26 observationsLeast Concern
Southern Birch Mouse
Sicista subtilis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Rodentia ›Family: Sminthidae ›Genus: Sicista
About
The southern birch mouse (Sicista subtilis) is a species of birch mouse in the family Dipodidae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Romania, southern Russia and one isolated location in Hungary in the Borsodi Mezőség Protected Landscape Area. The Hungarian subspecies (S. subtilis trizona) is critically endangered and strictly protected. The first living specimen was captured after a 70-year-long hiatus in 2006.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Southern Birch Mouse is Sicista subtilis.
- Southern Birch Mouse belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Southern Birch Mouse belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Southern Birch Mouse belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Southern Birch Mouse belongs to the order Rodentia.
- Southern Birch Mouse belongs to the family Sminthidae.
- Southern Birch Mouse belongs to the genus Sicista.