Small vesper mouse
| Small vesper mouse | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Calomys |
| Species: | C. laucha |
| Binomial name | |
| Calomys laucha Fischer, 1814 | |
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. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 31 March 2009.