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Short-tailed Zygodont

Zygodontomys brevicauda

Classification

Zygodontomys brevicauda, also known as the short-tailed zygodont, short-tailed cane mouse, or common cane mouse, 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.

Distribution

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