Baiomyini Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Musser and Carleton, 2005, pp. 1049, 1085–1086
  2. Miller . Jacqueline R. . Engstrom . Mark D. . December 2007 . Vocal Stereotypy and Singing Behavior in Baiomyine Mice . Journal of Mammalogy . 88 . 6 . 1447–1465 . 10.1644/06-mamm-a-386r.1 . 0022-2372.

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