Sicista meiguites
Y. Deng, Q. Liu, Wang Xuming, Liu Shaoying, & Chen Shunde in Y. Deng, Q. Liu, Wang Xuming, Li Binbin V., Wang Jing, Liu Shuang, Liao Rui, Liu Shaoying, & Chen Shunde, 2025
Meigu Birch Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Dipodoidea |
| Family | : Sminthidae |
| Genus | : Sicista |
Species status
Authority citation
Deng, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, X.-m., Li, B.V., Wang, J., Liu, S., Liao, R., Liu, S.-y. and Chen, S.-d. 2025-07-14. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Sicista concolor group (Mammalia, Rodentia, Sicistidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(3):1197-1211.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.155510Original name as described
Sicista meiguites
Type material
SAF 191012
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Dafengding National Nature Reserve, Meigu County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (28.6116°N, 102.9418°E, 2939 m)."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Deng, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, X., Li, B. V., Wang, J., Liu, S., ... & Chen, S. (2025). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Sicista concolor group (Mammalia, Rodentia, Sicistidae) with the description of a new species. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 101(3), 1197-1211.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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