SMINTHIDAE, Brandt, 1855

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Sminthidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 9-48 : 9

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6603557
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6603410
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scientific name	SMINTHIDAE
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Family SMINTHIDAE

(BIRCH MICE)

• Small rodents with soft, brown dorsal fur, often with one or more narrow, dark brown stripes from crown to rump; large eyes; short, curved Class; and long, semiprehensile tails.

• 11 -19 cm. View Figure

• Palearctic Region. View Figure

• Grasslands, steppes, semi-deserts, shrublands, subalpine meadows, and boreal forests.

• 1 genus, 14 species, 25 taxa.

• 2 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.