Small vesper mouse

Small vesper mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Calomys
Species:
C. laucha
Binomial name
Calomys laucha
Fischer, 1814

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

  1. ^ Christoff, A.; Weksler, M.; Vieira, E; D'Elia, G.; Jayat., J.P. & Pardinas., U. (2008). "Calomys laucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2009.