Atlantic Forest hocicudo
| Atlantic Forest hocicudo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Oxymycterus |
| Species: | O. dasytrichus (Schinz, 1821) |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymycterus dasytrichus | |
The Atlantic Forest hocicudo (Oxymycterus dasytrichus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found only in southeastern Brazil, where it lives in the Atlantic Forest and associated wetlands at altitudes from sea level to 800 m.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bonvicino, C., Weksler M. & Percequillo, A. (2008). "Oxymycterus dasytrichus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1157. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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