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Zygodontomys brevicauda

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Zygodontomys brevicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Distribution

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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

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It includes three subspecies:

  • Zygodontomys brevicauda brevicauda
  • Zygodontomys brevicauda cherriei
  • Zygodontomys brevicauda microtinus.

Diseases

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

References

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  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.

Literature cited

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  • 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