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Baiomys
Sign in to saveBaiomys, 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:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
侏鼠屬（南侏鼠），哺乳綱、囓齒目、倉鼠科的一屬，而與侏鼠屬（南侏鼠）同科的動物尚有緋鼻鼠屬（緋鼻鼠）、巴西鼩鼠屬（巴西鼩鼠）、庭鼠屬（彩庭鼠）、白耳漁鼠屬（白耳漁鼠）等之數種哺乳動物。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 243
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Collections
- SEMAHN, CIBYC-UAEM, MZFC-FC-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Neotominae
- Image
- Baiomys taylori 2324340.jpg
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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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