Zygodontomys brevicauda

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Zygodontomys brevicauda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Zygodontomys
Species:
Z. brevicauda
Binomial name
Zygodontomys brevicauda

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.

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Distribution

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

It includes three subspecies:

Diseases

Many Zygodontomys brevicauda serve as viral reservoirs, causing illnesses such as Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever. [5]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005
  3. Delgado et al., 2008
  4. Duff and Lawson, 2004
  5. Salas, R., and De Manzione, N.. "Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever." Lancet. 8774.338 (1991): 1033-1037. Print.

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