Long-nosed hocicudo
Oxymycterus nasutus (The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (Pl. 17) BHL40299903).jpg
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
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. It hunts grubs and worms under the cover of leaves, logs, and stones. It has a long, flexible nose, and usually utilizes the tunnels and pathways created by other rodents.


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