Baiomys brunneus

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897)

Southern 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

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1897-06-16. On a collection of mammals from Jalapa and Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(13):197-208.

Original name as described

Peromyscus musculus brunneus

Type material

AMNH M-12535, AMNH MO-10845

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic · Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · El Salvador · Nicaragua

Taxonomy notes

split from B. musculus

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

Not Evaluated

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