Baiomys taylori

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Northern 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

Thomas, O. 1887-01-01. Diagnosis of a new species of Hesperomys from North America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)19(109):66.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16334661

Original name as described

Hesperomys (Vesperimus) taylori

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1887.11.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d248a282-83a1-4b99-94d9-a5977930da87

Type locality

"San Diego, [Duval County], South Texas," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ,NM,TX,OK)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002220

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.

Peromyscus paulus

(J. A. Allen, 1903)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-21165

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-21165

Authority page

598

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Hesperomys (Vesperimus) taylori

(O. Thomas, 1887)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

taylori

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1887.11.24.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d248a282-83a1-4b99-94d9-a5977930da87

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16334661

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Baiomys taylori fuliginatus

Packard, 1960

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuliginatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:36765

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=9196010c-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

645

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978767

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Baiomys taylori canutus

Packard, 1960

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

canutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:62075

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=92a209fb-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

643

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2978765

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Baiomys taylori ater

Blossom & Burt, 1942

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 85425

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus taylori analogus

(Osgood, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

analogus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:120261

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/308f32cfd-8cab-489d-99b8-315968604c43

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802237

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus taylori subater

(V. O. Bailey, 1905)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:32616 (= USNM:MAMM:A44539)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c5f13966-df4f-46ca-a0fd-b53c0096a6c1

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25801759

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:255, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus allex

(Osgood, 1904)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

allex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33429 (= USNM:MAMM:A45452)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3086ccb9f-a1d0-4c29-963f-568dc56c2020

Authority page

76

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329485

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus taylori paulus

(Osgood, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802236

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:255, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus taylori

(Osgood, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

taylori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802234

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:253, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Baiomys taylori

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

taylori

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, 400) (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 #2466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #2466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2466/115062269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Baiomys taylori allex

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

allex

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)

Baiomys taylori analogus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

analogus

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)

Baiomys taylori paulus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paulus

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)

Baiomys taylori subater

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subater

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)

Baiomys taylori taylori

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

taylori

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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