Zygodontomys brevicauda, also known as the short-tailed zygodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005 short-tailed cane mouse,Delgado et al., 2008 or common cane mouse,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a species of rodent in the genus Zygodontomys of tribe Oryzomyini.
Distribution 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 It includes three subspecies: Zygodontomys brevicauda brevicauda Zygodontomys brevicauda cherriei Zygodontomys brevicauda microtinus.
Diseases Many Zygodontomys brevicauda serve as viral reservoirs, causing illnesses such as Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.Salas, R., and De Manzione, N.. "Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever." Lancet. 8774.338 (1991): 1033-1037. Print.
References
Literature cited Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. Yale University Press, 312 pp. 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.