Vesper mouse
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Vesper mice are rodents belonging to the genus Calomys. They are widely distributed in South America. Some species are notable as the vectors of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.
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Vesper mouse Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent | |
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Small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Tribe: | Phyllotini |
Genus: | Calomys Waterhouse, 1837 |
Type species | |
Mus bimaculatus[1] | |
Species | |
Calomys boliviae | |
Synonyms | |
Hesperomys Waterhouse, 1839 |
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The genus was originally named Hesperomys, but was changed to Calomys in 1962.