Baiomys: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Baiomys
Species
Scientific Name
Baiomys

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Baiomys

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:

  • 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
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Baiomys in languages:

Bokmål
Pygmémus
English
Pygmy Mice
Finnish
pikkuhiirut
Polish
bajomyszka
Russian
Карликовые хомячки

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