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Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
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Photographer: Richard D. Sage
ID: 0000 0000 0711 1203 (2011-07-14)Copyright © 2011 Richard Sage
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date of photo Dec 14, 1996
this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
photo location San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
animal's place of origin
2 km E Aeroclub, 13 km NE Bariloche (Prov. Río Negro, Argentina)family
Cricetidae
notes The Spanish common name for this species is 'colilargo', meaning 'long-tailed'. A noteworthy part of the biology of this mouse is that it is the prinicipal host for the Andes strain of a hantavirus. The virus apparently does not cause disease in the mouse, but when humans are infected they develop a serious disease(40-50% fatality)called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The ecological situation is very similar to that of the Sin Nombre virus in the North American deermouse and the associated HPS disease, except that the Andes virus in humans can be transmitted from human to human. The Sin Nombre virus is apparently not contagious between humans. Another interesting feature of the biology of the 'colilargo' is that when the native bamboo flowers and drops massive amounts of seeds in the forests, this granivorous species responds by increasing to plague numbers. Millions of them drown in the large lakes that occur in this region and are washed onto the beaches by the strong winds from the west. (See CalPhoto 0000-0000-0711-1261--1264 for pictures of this phenomenon.)camera Canon QL/FT & 90 mm Vivitar macro lens
photo category: Animal - Mammal
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