Baiomys
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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
- 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 . Retrieved 3 April 2007.