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Oxymycterus josei

Cook's hocicudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Oxymycterus
Species: O. josei
Hoffmann, Lessa & Smith, 2002
Binomial name
Oxymycterus josei

Cook's hocicudo (Oxymycterus josei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in southern Uruguay, where it lives in wetlands, moist grasslands and scrub. The specifies is named after American zoologist Joseph “José” A. Cook.



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