Oxymycterus amazonicus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Oxymycterus
Species: Oxymycterus amazonicus
Name
[edit]- 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
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]English: Amazonian Hocicudo