AnAge entry for Sicista betulina

Classification (HAGRID: 02959)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Dipodidae
                    Genus: Sicista
Species: Sicista betulina
Common name: Northern birch mouse
Synonyms: Sicista montana, Sicista norvegica, Sminthus tatricus, Sicista betulina taigica

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals live up to 3.5 years [0542]. Without further longevity studies, namely in captivity, their maximum longevity is considered unknown.

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[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction