Baiomys
| Baiomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Baiomys musculus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Tribe: | Baiomyini |
| Genus: | Baiomys True, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Hesperomys taylori Thomas, 1887 | |
| Species | |
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Baiomys brunneus (J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897) | |
Baiomys, the New World pygmy mice, is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. Together with Scotinomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It contains the smallest rodents in North America. It currently contains three extant species:
- Southern pygmy mouse, Baiomys brunneus
- Mexican pygmy mouse, Baiomys musculus
- Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
Additionally, there are seven known fossil species:
References
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 Packard, Robert L. (16 June 1960). "Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys". University of Kansas Publications. 9 (23). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ Eshelman, Bruce D.; Cameron, Guy N. (12 August 1987). "Baiomys taylori". Mammalian Species (285): 1–7. doi:10.2307/3503776. JSTOR 3503776. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- Amman, B R., R. D. Bradley. 2003. Molecular evolution in Baiomys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae): Evidence for a genetic subdivision in B. musculus. Journal of Mammalogy 85:162-166.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 3 April 2007.
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