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.
| 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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Distribution
editIt 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
editIt includes three subspecies:
- Zygodontomys brevicauda brevicauda
- Zygodontomys brevicauda cherriei
- Zygodontomys brevicauda microtinus.
Diseases
editMany 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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