Discovery of an ancient Himalayan birch mouse lineage illuminates the evolution of the family Sicistidae (Rodentia: Dipodoidea), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species
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Birch mice (family Sicistidae) are small dipodoid rodents distributed in regions surrounding the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and extending across the Palearctic. In China, members of the genus Sicista are rarely recorded, and their systematics remain poorly resolve... ...