Oxymycterus


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 hocicudoO. amazonicus Amazon hocicudoO. angularis angular hocicudoO. caparaoe Caparao hocicudoO. dasytrichus Atlantic Forest hocicudoO. delator spy hocicudoO. hiska small hocicudoO. hispidus hispid hocicudoO. hucucha Quechuan hocicudoO. inca Incan hocicudoO. itapeby Itapevi hocicudoO. josei Cook's hocicudoO. nasutus long-nosed hocicudoO. paramensis Paramo hocicudoO. quaestor Quaestor hocicudoO. roberti Robert's hocicudoO. rufus red hocicudoO. wayku ravine hocicudo