Sicista subtilis

(Pallas, 1773)

Southern 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. 1773. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 2. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 504 pp.

Authority publication link

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f710.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Original name as described

Mus subtilis

Other common names

Pale Birch Mouse · Siberian Birch Mouse

Type locality

on road from Zverinogolovskoye to Kurgan, on Tobol River near Kaminskaya Kur'ya (suburb), Kurgan Oblast, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · China? · Mongolia?

Taxonomy notes

has been considered to include S. severtzovi and S. cimlanica, which are both currently recognized as distinct species; 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. · Lebedev, V., Poplavskaya, N., Bannikova, A., Rusin, M., Surov, A., & Kovalskaya, Y. (2020). Genetic variation in the Sicista subtilis (Pallas, 1773) species group (Rodentia, Sminthidae), as compared to karyotype differentiation. Mammalia, 84(2), 185-194.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002008

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.

Sicista subtilis sibirica

Ognev, 1935

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

sibirica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-26094

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-26094

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sicista subtilis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

subtilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:564) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91934441/123795199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

siberica

Holden & Musser, 2005

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

siberica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

890

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Holden & Musser (2005:890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Sicista subtilis subtilis

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

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

subtilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Sicista subtilis vaga

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

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

vaga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

45

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Mus subtilis

(Pallas, 1773)

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

subtilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

705

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97334n/f710.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:402, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lesson (1827:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Lesson (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Mus vagus

(Pallas, 1779)

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

vaga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

90, 327

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15494918 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15495155

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Goldfuss (1809:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  2. Illiger (1815:62, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Mus lineatus

(H. Lichtenstein, 1823)

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

lineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405164

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Lichtenstein (1823:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60405164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65818)
  2. Lesson (1827:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Lesson (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Holden & Musser (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8531)

Sicista nordmanni pallida

Kashkarov, 1926

Family

Sminthidae

Root name

pallida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Tashkent

Name usages

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

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