Sminthidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr text 2017 2017-11-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II 9 48 book chapter 62481 10.5281/zenodo.6603557 ed7d8cc0-90b7-4a17-b9f3-b4607ffe8bed 978-84-16728-04-6 6603557 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. • Palearctic Region. • 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.