Small vesper mouse
| Small vesper mouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Calomys |
| Species: | C. laucha
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| Binomial name | |
| Calomys laucha Fischer, 1814
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The small vesper mouse (Calomys laucha) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is one of the hosts of hantavirus, causing hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
References
- ^ Christoff, A.; Weksler, M.; Vieira, E.; D'elia, G.; Jayat, J.; Pardinas, U. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Calomys laucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3613A115065791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T3613A22334489.en. Retrieved 6 August 2025.

