Northern Birch Mouse
Sicista betulina
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 77
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern birch mouse”.