Oxymycterus
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| Hocicudos Fossil range: Middle Pleistocene - Recent |
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Oxymycterus akodontius |
Oxymycterus is the genus of hocicudos. They are rat-like animals endemic to South America.
Species listing:
- O. akodontius Argentine Hocicudo
- O. amazonicus Amazon Hocicudo
- O. angularis Angular Hocicudo
- O. caparaoe Caparao Hocicudo
- O. dasytrichus Atlantic Forest Hocicudo
- O. delator Spy Hocicudo
- O. hiska Small Hocicudo
- O. hispidus Hispid Hocicudo
- O. hucucha Quechuan Hocicudo
- O. inca Incan Hocicudo
- O. josei Jose's Hocicudo
- O. nasutus Long-nosed Hocicudo
- O. paramensis Paramo Hocicudo
- O. quastor Quaestor Hocicudo
- O. roberti Robert's Hocicudo
- O. rufus Red Hocicudo
[edit] References
- David Macdonald (2001). The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198508239.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
