Northern pygmy mouse
| Northern pygmy mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Baiomys |
| Species: | B. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Baiomys taylori (Thomas, 1887) | |
The northern pygmy mouse (Baiomys taylori)[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known as ratón-pigmeo norteño in the Spanish-speaking areas of its range. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
Parasites of the northern pygmy mouse include the intestinal nematode Pterygodermatites baiomydis.[3]
References
- ↑ Timm, R., Álvarez-Castañeda, S., Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). Baiomys taylori. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 Jule 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ↑ Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- ↑ Lynggaard C, García-Prieto L, Guzmán-Cornejo C & Osorio-Sarabia D (2014): Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) baiomydis n. sp. (Nematoda: Rictulariidae), a parasite of Baiomys taylori (Cricetidae). Parasite, 21, 58. doi:10.1051/parasite/2014057 PubMed
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