Oxymycterus

<i>Oxymycterus</i>

Oxymycterus

Genus of rodents


Oxymycterus is a genus of rat-like rodents commonly known as hocicudos. They are endemic to South America. As of April 2019, the genus contains the following 16 species:[1]


Citations

  1. Peçanha, W.T. (April 2019). "A new species of Oxymycterus (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) from a transitional area of Cerrado – Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy. 100 (2): 578–598. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz060.
  2. Hershkovitz 1994, pp. 26–27.
  3. Hershkovitz 1994, pp. 23–26.
  4. Hershkovitz 1994, pp. 27–26.
  5. Hershkovitz 1994, pp. 28–29.
  6. Hershkovitz 1994, pp. 33–34.
  7. Hershkovitz 1994, pp. 35–36.

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