Oxymycterus amazonicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Oxymycterus
Species: Oxymycterus amazonicus

Name

• Oxymycterus amazonicus Hershkovitz, 1994: 23

Holotype: FMNH 94524, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Fordlândia, right bank, lower Rio Tapajóz [sic], Pará, Brazil, 3°40′S, 55°30′W.”

References

Primary references

• Hershkovitz, P. 1994. The description of a new species of South American hocicudo, or long-nose mouse, genus Oxymycterus (Sigmodontinae, Muroidea), with a critical review of the generic content. Fieldiana: Zoology 79(1460): 1–43. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Amazonian Hocicudo