Baiomyini

Baiomyini
Scotinomys teguina (left)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Neotominae
Tribe:	Baiomyini Musser & Carleton, 2005
Type genus
Baiomys True, 1894
Genera
Baiomys Scotinomys

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 five living species. ^{[1] [2]}

Baiomyini rodents 'sing'; they chirp to find a mating partner as well as to locate each other when they spread out. ^[3]

References

1. Musser and Carleton, 2005, pp. 1049, 1085–1086
2. Hernández-Canchola, Giovani; León-Paniagua, Livia (May 2021). "About the specific status of Baiomys musculus and B. brunneus". Therya. 12 (2). doi: 10.12933/therya-21-1150 . Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. 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.