Large vesper mouse
| Large vesper mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Calomys |
| Species: | C. callosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calomys callosus Rengger, 1830 | |
The large vesper mouse, Calomys callosus, is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae.[2]
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Its karyotype has 2n = 50 and FN = 66. It was formerly synonymized with C. expulsus, but the latter has 2n = 66 and FN = 68.[2]
It is particularly notable as the vector of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.
References
- ↑ Dunnum, J., Vargas, J., Bernal, N., D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U. & Teta., P. (2008). Calomys callosus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- 1 2 Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1106–1107. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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