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Long-nosed hocicudo

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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.[1] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2009.1


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