Oxymycterus hucucha
Hinojosa, S. Anderson, & J. L. Patton, 1987
Quechuan Hocicudo
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe | : Akodontini |
| Genus | : Oxymycterus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Hinojosa, F., Anderson, S. and Patton, J.L. 1987-11-12. Two new species of Oxymycterus (Rodentia) from Peru and Bolivia. American Museum Novitates 2898:1-17.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62311313Original name as described
Oxymycterus hucucha
Other common names
Hucucha
Type material
AMNH M-260583
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"28 km by road W of Comarapa (Santa Cruz) but in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, at 2800 m elev.; lat. 17°51'S and long. 64°40'W."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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