Northern birch mouse

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Northern birch mouse

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Dipodidae
Subfamily : Sicistinae
Species : Sicista betulina

 

Keywords: tail , hibernate

The Northern birch mouse is listed as Near Threatened (LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the northern birch mouse
A young / baby of a northern birch mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A northern birch mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
Northern birch mouse habitats
Forest and Temperate forest
Some facts about the
Northern birch mouse

Adult weight : 0.008 kg (0.0176 lbs)

Female maturity :365 days

Male maturity : 365 days

Gestation : 31 days

Weaning : 38 days

Litter size : 5

Litters per year : 1

Body mass : 0.01 kg (0.022 lbs)

Temperature : 35.85 °C (96.53 °F)

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Facts about the northern birch mouse

Northern Birch Mouse or Sicista betulina is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Near Threatened . (Full text)

De berkenmuis (Sicista betulina) is een zeer zeldzame huppelmuis die voorkomt in de bossen van Europa en Azië tot voorbij het Baikalmeer. (Wiki)

Among mammals, the northern birch mouse (Sicista betulina ) is a small, boreal rodent. (Full text)

The Northern Birch-Mouse is a nocturnal animal. (Full text)

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