Sicista severtzovi
Ognev, 1935
Severtzov's 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
Authority citation
Ognev, S.I. 1935. Систематический обзор русских видов рода Sicista. Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы 2:51-58.
Authority publication link
https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/pdf/ognev_birchmice.pdfOriginal name as described
Sicista subtilis severtzovi
Type material
ZMMU S-26104
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-26104Type locality
Kamennaya Steppe Experimental Station, Bobrov District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Ukraine · Russia
Taxonomy notes
previously included S. cimlanica; has been included under S. subtilis (and may still be), but the most recent molecular analyses suggest the species is distinct
Taxonomy notes citation
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
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