Baiomyini
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Baiomyini is a tribe of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
s in the subfamily Neotominae
Neotominae
Neotominae is a subfamily of the family Cricetidae. It consists of four tribes, 16 genera, and many species of New World rats and mice, predominantly found in North America. Among them are the well-known deer mice, white-footed mice, packrats, and grasshopper mice.Neotomines are related to the...
occurring from the southern United States to Panama. It includes the genera Baiomys
Baiomys
Baiomys is the genus of New World pygmy mice. Together with Scotinomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini. It currently contains two extant species:*Southern Pygmy Mouse, Baiomys musculus*Northern Pygmy Mouse, Baiomys taylori-References:...
and Scotinomys
Scotinomys
Scotinomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. Together with Baiomys, it forms the tribe Baiomyini.It contains the following species:* Alston's Brown Mouse * Chiriqui Brown Mouse...
, with a total of four living species.
Baiomys musculus
Baiomys taylori
Literature cited
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 9780801882210