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Rodents

Short-tailed cane mouse

Zygodontomys brevicauda (J.A.Allen & Chapman, 1893)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishShort-tailed cane mouse
DutchBreedvoetrietmuis
Spanish—
Chinese短尾蔗鼠
Scientific nameZygodontomys brevicauda (J.A.Allen & Chapman, 1893)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderRodentia
FamilyCricetidae
GenusZygodontomys

In Suriname

235Records in Suriname
1890First record
2009Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini30
  • Para26
  • Saramacca12
  • Brokopondo2
  • Marowijne2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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