Baiomys taylori (Thomas 1887)

[Hesperomys] taylori Thomas 1887, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 19: 66.

Type Locality: USA, Texas, Duval Co., San Diego.

Vernacular Names: Northern Pygmy Mouse.

Synonyms: Baiomys allex (Osgood 1904); Baiomys analogus (Osgood 1909); Baiomys ater Blossom and Burt 1942; Baiomys canutus Packard 1960; Baiomys fuliginatus Packard 1960; Baiomys paulus (J. A. Allen 1903); Baiomys subater (Bailey 1905) .

Distribution: SE Arizona and SW New Mexico (see Stuart and Scott, 1992), SW Oklahoma (see Tumlison et al., 1993), and E Texas (see Roberts et al., 1997), USA, south to Michoacán, C Hidalgo, and C Veracruz, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Range expanding northwardly and westwardly in Texas and Oklahoma as documented by recent collections (L. Choate et al., 1990; L. Choate and Jones, 1998; Roberts et al., 1997; Tumlison et al., 1993). See Eshelman and Cameron (1987, Mammalian Species, 285).