Baiomys is a genus for the New World pygmy mice. Together with Scotinomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It contains the smallest rodents in North America. [2] 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:[2][3]
- Baiomys aquilonius Zakrzewski, 1969
- Baiomys brachygnathus (Gidley, 1922)
- Baiomys intermedius Packard & T. Alvarez, 1965
- Baiomys kolbi Hibbard, 1952
- Baiomys minimus (Gidley, 1922)
- Baiomys rexroadi Hibbard, 1941
- Baiomys sawrockensis Hibbard, 1953
References
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b 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 [1]. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
