Long-nosed hocicudo

Long-nosed hocicudo
Oxymycterus nasutus (The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (Pl. 17) BHL40299903).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Oxymycterus
Species:
O. nasutus
Binomial name
Oxymycterus nasutus
(Waterhouse, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Mus nasutus Waterhouse, 1837

The long-nosed hocicudo (Oxymycterus nasutus) is a South American rodent species found in southeastern Brazil and Uruguay.[1]

Diet

It hunts grubs and worms under the cover of leaves, logs, and stones.

Description

It has a long, flexible nose, and usually utilizes the tunnels and pathways created by other rodents.

References

  1. ^ a b D'Elia, G. & Teta, P. (2008). "Oxymycterus nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2009.



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