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Oxymycterus nasutus

Long-nosed hocicudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
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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