Altai Birch Mouse vs cow-itch

Sicista napaea compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Altai Birch Mouse is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dipodidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sicista	Mucuna
Species	Sicista napaea	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.