Birch Mice

Sicista est l'unique genre de la sous-famille des Sicistinae. Il est constitué de rongeurs appelés des sicistes ou sminthes. Synonymes : Clonomys Thilesius, 1850 Sminthus Nordmann, 1840 Liste des genres et espèces Selon Mammal Species of the World (version 3, 2005) (30 mai 2016) et ITIS (30 mai 2016) genre Sicista Gray, 1827 Sicista armenica Sokolov et Baskevich, 1988 Sicista betulina (Pallas, 1779) - Siciste des bouleaux ou Sminthe errant Sicista caucasica Vinogradov, 1925 Sicista caudata Thomas, 1907 Sicista concolor (Büchner, 1892) Sicista kazbegica Sokolov, Baskevich et Kovalskaya,…

Birch mice (genus Sicista) are small jumping rodents that resemble mice with long, tufted tails and very long hind legs, allowing for remarkable leaps. They are the only extant members of the family Sminthidae. They were formerly classified as part of the subfamily Sicistinae in the family Dipodidae alongside the jerboas and jumping mice, but phylogenetic evidence supports all three of these belonging to distinct families, thus leaving only the jerboas in Dipodidae and promoting Sicistinae to its own family.

Sicista es un género de roedores miomorfos de la familia Dipodidae conocidos comúnmente como sicistas, ratones listados o ratones de los abedules. Son los únicos miembros de la subfamilia Sicistinae, que algunos han elevado al rango de familia: Sminthidae Brandt, 1855. Se encuentran desde el norte y este de Europa a través de Asia Central y Siberia hasta China.