''Baiomys'' is the genus of New World pygmy mice. Together with ''
Scotinomys
''Scotinomys'' is a genus of rodent, the singing mice, in the family Cricetidae. Together with ''Baiomys'', it forms the tribe Baiomyini
Baiomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Neotominae occurring from the southern United States to P ...
'', it forms the tribe
Baiomyini
Baiomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Neotominae occurring from the southern United States to Panama. It includes the genera ''Baiomys'' and ''Scotinomys
''Scotinomys'' is a genus of rodent, the singing mice, in the family Cricetida ...
. It currently contains two extant species:
*Southern pygmy mouse, ''
Baiomys musculus
The southern pygmy mouse (''Baiomys musculus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the large ...
''
*Northern pygmy mouse, ''
Baiomys taylori
The northern pygmy mouse (''Baiomys taylori'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known as ''ratón-pigmeo norteño'' in the Spanish-speaking areas of its range. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
Parasite
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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 Syste
Accessed 3 April 2007.
Baiomys,
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Frederick W. True
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