Large vesper mouse
| Large vesper mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| 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. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Calomys callosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3611A115065498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T3611A22334720.en. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 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.