Zygodontomys brevicauda
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| Zygodontomys brevicauda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Zygodontomys |
| Species: | Z. brevicauda
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| Binomial name | |
| Zygodontomys brevicauda J.A. Allen & Chapman, 1893
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Zygodontomys brevicauda, also known as the short-tailed zygodont,[2] short-tailed cane mouse,[3] or common cane mouse,[4] is a species of rodent in the genus Zygodontomys of tribe Oryzomyini.
Distribution
[edit]It occurs from Costa Rica via Panama, Colombia and Venezuela into Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and northern Brazil, including Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.
Subspecies
[edit]It includes three subspecies:
- Zygodontomys brevicauda brevicauda
- Zygodontomys brevicauda cherriei
- Zygodontomys brevicauda microtinus.
Diseases
[edit]Many Zygodontomys brevicauda serve as viral reservoirs, causing illnesses such as Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Cassola, F. (2017). "Zygodontomys brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T23321A22356711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T23321A22356711.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005
- ^ Delgado et al., 2008
- ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004
- ^ Salas, R., and De Manzione, N.. "Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever." Lancet. 8774.338 (1991): 1033-1037. Print.
Literature cited
[edit]- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 978-0-300-10398-4
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
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