Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia: Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil

Table 2

Small mammals captured in Governador Valadares, state of Minas Gerais (Brazil) using Tomahawk traps. The captures were performed bimonthly from January to December of 2009 and from January to March of 2010.

Species	Common name	Specimens captured
		Number	%
Calomys sp.	Cotton rat	1	3.1
Didelphis albiventris	The white-eared opossum	2	6.2
Didelphis aurita	The big-eared opossum	7	21.9
Mus musculus	House mouse	3	9.4
Rattus norvegicus	Norway or brown rat	15	46.9
Rattus rattus	Black rat	4	12.5
Total		32	100