Baiomys musculus

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Mexican Pygmy Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Baiomyini
Genus : Baiomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1892-09-29. Descriptions of nine new mammals collected by E. W. Nelson in the states of Colima and Jalisco, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 7:164-174.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259772

Original name as described

Sitomys musculus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:33437 (= USNM:MAMM:A45460)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36aed1911-6cc7-476f-b831-2c3a69e3281c

Type locality

Colima, Colima, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

previously included B. brunneus

Taxonomy notes citation

Hernández-Canchola, G., & León-Paniagua, L. (2021). About the specific status of Baiomys musculus and B. brunneus. Therya, 12(2), 291-301.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002219

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sitomys musculus

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

musculus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33437 (= USNM:MAMM:A45460)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36aed1911-6cc7-476f-b831-2c3a69e3281c

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259772

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Peromyscus musculus

(Osgood, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

musculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802238

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Baiomys musculus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

musculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

150

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #2465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2465) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2465/115062118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Baiomys musculus musculus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

musculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

366

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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