The Altai birch mouse (''Sicista napaea'') is a species of rodent in the family Sminthidae. It is native to Russia and Kazakhstan. A baby Altai birch mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Altai birch mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.

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*Holden, M. E. and G. G. Musser. 2005. Family Dipodidae. pp. 871–893 ''in'' ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference''. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. *https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286722260_An_integrative_systematic_revision_of_the_European_southern_birch_mice_Rodentia_Sminthidae_Sicista_subtilis_group Sicista Mammals of Russia Mammals of Central Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1912 {{rodent-stub

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