AnAge entry for Baiomys taylori

Classification (HAGRID: 02508)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Baiomys
Species: Baiomys taylori
Common name: Northern pygmy mouse
Synonyms: Peromyscus allex, Peromyscus paulus, Peromyscus taylori analogus, Baiomys taylori ater, Baiomys taylori canutus, Baiomys taylori fuliginatus, Peromyscus taylori subater

Maximum longevity: 3.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 637
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals live about 5 months with the longest marked individual living 1.1 years. In captivity they may live up to 3.3 years [0637].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

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[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0637] Eshelman and Cameron (1987), Baiomys taylori
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves