Hocicudos Temporal range: Middle - Recent |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Tribe: | Akodontini |
Genus: |
Oxymycterus Waterhouse, 1837 |
Type species | |
Mus nasutus Waterhouse, 1837Template:Waterhouse |
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Species | |
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Oxymycterus is the genus of hocicudos. They are rat-like animals endemic to South America.
Species listing:
As of 2015[update] it incldes 15 species:
Former species: