Sicista

See also: sicista

Translingual

Sicista betulina

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sicista f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sminthidae; the birch mice.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Myomorpha – suborder; Dipodoidea – superfamily; Sminthidae – family; Sicistinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sicista subtilis (southern birch mouse) - type species; Sicista armenica, Sicista betulina, Sicista caucasica, Sicista caudata, Sicista concolor, Sicista kazbegica, Sicista kluchorica, Sicista napaea, Sicista pseudonapaea, Sicista severtzovi, Sicista strandi, Sicista tianshanica - other species

Further reading

• Birch mouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sicista on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sicista on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons