Small vesper mouse
Appearance
Small vesper mouse | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Calomys |
Species: | C. laucha
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Binomial name | |
Calomys laucha Fischer, 1814
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The small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is one of the hosts of hantavirus, causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
References
- ^ Christoff, A.; Weksler, M.; Vieira, E; D'Elia, G.; Jayat., J.P.; Pardinas., U. (2008). "Calomys laucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
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