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Northern birch mouse
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sicista betulina, northern Birch Mice
species of mammal
Species
Least ConcernObservations: In the wild, these animals live up to 3.5 years (Bernhard Grzimek 1990). Without further longevity studies, namely in captivity, their maximum longevity is considered unknown.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Birch mouse
- Image
- Sicista betulina 03.JPG
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- taxon name
- Sicista betulina
- Commons category
- Sicista betulina
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon rank
- species
- gestation period
- 21
- taxon common name
- myšivka horská
- short name
- S. betulina
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Northern birch mouse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.