Northern Birch Mouse

Sicista betulina

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Rodentia · Dipodidae

The northern birch mouse is a small rodent about 5 to 8 cm long, weighing 5 to 13 g. It lives in northern Europe and Asia in forest and marsh zones.

Fun Fact

It lives in northern Europe and Asia in forest and marsh zones.

Habitat

Habitat is coniferous forests, mixed deciduous woodland, marshy woodland, and damp bushy grassland, and it is sometimes found in cereal crops.

Diet

Eats shoots, grains, berries, and sometimes insects.

Lifespan

To be updated