Baiomyini
| Baiomyini | |
|---|---|
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| Scotinomys teguina (left) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Tribe: | Baiomyini Musser and Carleton, 2005 |
| Type genus | |
| Baiomys True, 1894
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| Genera | |
Baiomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Neotominae occurring from the southern United States to Panama. It includes the genera Baiomys and Scotinomys, with a total of four living species.[1]
Baiomyini rodents sing; they chirp to find a mating partner as well as to locate each other when they spread out.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, pp. 1049, 1085–1086
- ^ Miller, Jacqueline R.; Engstrom, Mark D. (December 2007). "Vocal Stereotypy and Singing Behavior in Baiomyine Mice". Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (6): 1447–1465. doi:10.1644/06-mamm-a-386r.1. ISSN 0022-2372.