Sicista betulina

(Pallas, 1779)

Northern Birch Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Dipodoidea
Family : Sminthidae
Genus : Sicista

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1779. Fasciculus II. Pp. 71–388 in Pallas, P.S. 1778-1779. Novae species quadrupedum e glirium ordine cum illustrationibus variis complurium ex hoc ordine animalium. Wolfgang Walther, Erlangen, 388 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494918 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495160

Original name as described

Mus betulinus

Type locality

River terrace characterized by birch tree groves along Ishim River, Barabinsk Steppe, western Siberia, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Denmark · Germany · Switzerland · Austria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Romania · Poland · Ukraine · Moldova · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Kazakhstan · Georgia? · Azerbaijan? · Mongolia · China?

Taxonomy notes

moved from Dipodidae to Sminthidae

Taxonomy notes citation

Lebedev, V.S., Bannikova, A.A., Pagès, M., Pisano, J., Michaux, J.R. & Shenbrot, G.I. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Dipodoidea: a test of morphology‐based hypotheses. —Zoologica Scripta, 42, 231–249.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001998

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus betulinus

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

betulina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

90, 332

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494918 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495160

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Zimmermann (1783:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  2. Boddaert (1785:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230074) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  3. Gmelin (1788:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  4. Kerr (1792:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664256) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  5. Turton (1802:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  6. Goldfuss (1809:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  7. Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  8. Schinz (1821:286, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  9. Eichwald (1831:370, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753035) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)

Sminthus betulinus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

betulina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476764

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Sicista montana

Méhelÿ, 1913

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

HNHM 3062.16.5

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Állattani Közlemények

Name usages

Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Sminthus tatricus tatricus

(Méhelÿ, 1913)

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

tatricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

236

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Sicista norvegica

Chaworth-Musters, 1927

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

norvegica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.11.21.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4fee54e6-c04a-45e7-bb60-5169dbc4dd81

Authority page

542

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Sicista betulina taigica

Stroganov & Potapkina, 1950

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

taigica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SZM N 5450

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

101-143

Authority publication

Известия государственного Томского университета

Name usages

  1. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sicista betulina

Shidlovskiy, 1962

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

betulina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Tbilisi

Name usages

  1. Shidlovskiy (1962:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68819)
  2. Kurtén (1968:202) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Holden (1993:496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69023)
  7. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001998) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20184/115156920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sicista betulina betulina

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

betulina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sicista betulina montana

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sicista betulina norvegica

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

norvegica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:44) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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