Southern birch mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern birch mouse Sicista subtilis Least concern

Where the southern birch mouse lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 68 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Sicista subtilis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sminthidae

Where does the southern birch mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern birch mouse in 3 countries and territories across Asia and 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 southern birch mouse endangered?

The southern 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 southern birch mouse?

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

About 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern birch mouse (revision 1370952555), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q536621 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).