Baiomys
Genus of rodents
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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. [2] It currently contains three extant species:
- Southern pygmy mouse, Baiomys brunneus
- Mexican pygmy mouse, Baiomys musculus
- Northern pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori
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| Baiomys Temporal range: Early Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Baiomys musculus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Tribe: | Baiomyini |
| Genus: | Baiomys True, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Hesperomys taylori[1] Thomas, 1887 | |
| Species | |
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Baiomys brunneus (J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897) | |
