Northern birch mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern birch mouse lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sicista betulina
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sminthidae

Where does the northern birch mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern birch mouse in 10 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern birch mouse endangered?

The northern birch mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern birch mouse?

The northern birch mouse (Sicista betulina) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sminthidae, genus Sicista. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern birch mouse

The northern birch mouse (Sicista betulina) is a small rodent about 5 to 8 cm (2.0 to 3.1 in) long (without the tail), weighing 5 to 13 g (0.18 to 0.46 oz). It lives in northern Europe and Asia in forest and marsh zones.

It hibernates in burrows. It eats shoots, grains, berries, and sometimes insects.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern birch mouse (revision 1375473071), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q751958 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).