Oxymycterus
Also known as the Hocicudo genus
Oxymycterus is a genus of rat-like rodents commonly known as hocicudos. They are endemic to South America. , the genus contains the following 16 species: 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. itapeby Itapevi hocicudo O. josei Cook's hocicudo O. nasutus long-nosed hocicudo O. paramensis Paramo hocicudo O. quaestor Quaestor hocicu
Species
Red Hocicudo
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
Observations78
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Oxymycterus is a genus of rat-like rodents commonly known as hocicudos. They are endemic to South America. , the genus contains the following 16 species: 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. itapeby Itapevi hocicudo O. josei Cook's hocicudo O. nasutus long-nosed hocicudo O. paramensis Paramo hocicudo O. quaestor Quaestor hocicudo O. roberti Robert's hocicudo O. rufus red hocicudo O. wayku ravine hocicudo
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