The long-nosed hocicudo (Oxymycterus nasutus) is a South American rodent species found in southeastern Brazil and Uruguay.[1]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Oxymycterus |
Species: | O. nasutus
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Binomial name | |
Oxymycterus nasutus (Waterhouse, 1837)
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Diet
editIt hunts grubs and worms under the cover of leaves, logs, and stones.
Description
editIt has a long, flexible nose, and usually utilizes the tunnels and pathways created by other rodents.
References
edit- ^ a b D'Elia, G. & Teta, P. (2008). "Oxymycterus nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2009.