Baiomys

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Baiomys
Fossil range: Early Pliocene to Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Baiomys
True, 1894
Species

Baiomys musculus
Baiomys taylori

Baiomys is the genus of New World pygmy mice. It currently contains two extant species:

  • Baiomys musculus (Southern pygmy mouse)
  • Baiomys taylori (Northern pygmy mouse, Ratón-pigmeo norteño)

[edit] References

  • 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 [1]. Accessed 03 April 2007.