Altai Birch Mouse vs Slender Paspalum

Sicista napaea compared with Paspalum setaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	Slender Paspalum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sicista	Paspalum
Species	Sicista napaea	Paspalum setaceum

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	Slender Paspalum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Paspalum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (France), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (5 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.