Zygodontomys brevicauda
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Zygodontomys
Species:	Z. brevicauda
Binomial name
Zygodontomys brevicauda J.A. Allen & Chapman, 1893

Zygodontomys brevicauda, also known as the short-tailed zygodont,^[2] short-tailed cane mouse,^[3] or common cane mouse,^[4] 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.

Diseases

Many Zygodontomys brevicauda serve as viral reservoirs, causing illnesses such as Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.^[5]