The fecund vesper mouse (''Calomys fecundus'') is a species of
rodent in the family
Cricetidae. It is known only from
Bolivia
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, where it is found in the
yungas and Tucumano boliviano forest
ecoregions at elevations from 600 to 2700 m.
It is regarded by some authorities as
conspecific with ''
C. boliviae'',
and by some as conspecific with ''
C. venustus'',
despite having a
karyotype
A karyotype is the general appearance of the complete set of metaphase chromosomes in the cells of a species or in an individual organism, mainly including their sizes, numbers, and shapes. Karyotyping is the process by which a karyotype is disce ...
with
2n = 54 while ''C. venustus'' generally has a karyotype with 2n = 56.
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References
Mammals of Bolivia
Calomys
Mammals described in 1926
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
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