Birch mouse
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Birch mice are small jumping desert
rodent
s that resemble mice with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. All variants possess a long tail of 6.5 to 11 cm (2.6 to 4.3 in) of length and weigh about 6 to 14 g (0.211643772630672 to 0.493835469471567 oz). The head length lies between 5 to 9 cm (2 to 3.5 in). The skin color is light brown or dark-brown to brownish yellow on the upper side and paler on the underside, but generally brownish.
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
s that resemble mice with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. All variants possess a long tail of 6.5 to 11 cm (2.6 to 4.3 in) of length and weigh about 6 to 14 g (0.211643772630672 to 0.493835469471567 oz). The head length lies between 5 to 9 cm (2 to 3.5 in). The skin color is light brown or dark-brown to brownish yellow on the upper side and paler on the underside, but generally brownish.
Species
- Armenian Birch MouseArmenian Birch MouseThe Armenian Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family.-Description:It is a small rodent, like the mouse, the average weight of 10 g and up to 9 cm long, excluding the semi-prehensile tail, which slightly exceeds the length of the body...
, Sicista armenica - Northern Birch MouseNorthern Birch MouseThe Northern Birch Mouse is a small rodent about 5 to 8 cm long , weighing 4.5 to 13 g. It lives in Siberia in forest and marsh zones....
, Sicista betulina - Caucasian Birch MouseCaucasian Birch MouseThe Caucasian Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to Russia.-References:...
, Sicista caucasica - Long-tailed Birch Mouse, Sicista caudata
- Chinese Birch MouseChinese Birch MouseThe Chinese Birch Mouse , also known as the Long-tailed Birch Mouse, is a species of jumping mouse found in Northeast Asia. It has been reported from the Ussuri region of Manchuria, Sakhalin Island and Primorsky Krai in Russia, and northern North Korea...
, Sicista concolor - Kazbeg Birch MouseKazbeg Birch MouseThe Kazbeg Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Georgia and Russia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...
, Sicista kazbegica - Kluchor Birch MouseKluchor Birch MouseThe Kluchor Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to Russia. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...
, Sicista kluchorica - Altai Birch MouseAltai Birch MouseThe Altai Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in Kazakhstan and Russia.- References :...
, Sicista napaea - Gray Birch MouseGray Birch MouseThe Gray Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to Kazakhstan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...
, Sicista pseudonapaea - Severtzov's Birch MouseSevertzov's Birch MouseThe Severtzov's Birch Mouse, or Dark Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to East-European Steppes .-References:...
, Sicista severtzovi - Strand's Birch MouseStrand's Birch MouseStrand's Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is endemic to Russia.-References:*Holden, M. E. and G. G. Musser. 2005. Family Dipodidae. Pp. 871-893 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins...
, Sicista strandi - Southern Birch MouseSouthern Birch MouseThe Southern Birch Mouse is a species of birch mouse in the family Dipodidae.The most prominent characteristic of the Southern Birch Mouse is the dark stripe down the center of the back, which is bordered by two narrow bright stripes on both sides. From head to rump it measures from 56 to 72 mm,...
, Sicista subtilis - Tien Shan Birch MouseTien Shan Birch MouseThe Tien Shan Birch Mouse is a species of rodent in the Dipodidae family. It is found in China and Kazakhstan.-References:...
, Sicista tianshanica