Table 1.—Analysis of Variation in Adults of Four Subspecies of Baiomys Musculus (measurements in millimeters)

Number of adults averagedTotal lengthLength of bodyLength of tailLength of hind footUpper molar length (alveolar)
Baiomys musculus handleyi,
Sacapulas, El Quiché, Guatemala
9 Av121.44 70.77 50.67 15.33 3.48
Max128.00 77.00 54.00 16.00 3.60
Min115.00 66.00 49.00 15.00 3.40
2xStand. error 3.60 3.22 1.26 .44 .05
Baiomys musculus pullus,
8 mi. S Condega, Nicaragua
17 Av117.29 70.42 47.18 15.47 3.13
Max121.00 74.00 50.00 17.00 3.20
Min111.00 66.00 44.00 14.00 3.00
2xStand. error 1.27 1.51 .75 .35 .03
Baiomys musculus grisescens,
Comayaguela, Honduras
7 Av103.71 59.00 44.71 14.57 3.31
Max118.00 68.00 50.00 15.00 3.40
Min 97.00 51.00 42.00 13.00 3.20
2xStand. error 5.50 4.16 2.40 .78 .06
Baiomys musculus nigrescens,
Valley of Comitán
11 Av115.00 72.09 42.91 15.31 3.15
Max120.00 77.00 45.00 16.00 3.40
Min108.00 69.00 89.00 14.50 2.90
2xStand. error 2.12 1.59 1.0 .23 .10

Geographically, pullus is partly isolated by the Cerros De Villaguaire and the Cerros El Zapotillo to the west and the Cerros De Azaculapa to the north. Certain individuals of a series of specimens, referable to B. m. nigrescens, from 1 mi. NW San Salvador and 1 mi. S Los Planes, El Salvador, are intermediate in coloration between that subspecies and pullus. Three of 28 specimens from El Salvador possess the mid-ventral white stripe.