The small hocicudo (Oxymycterus hiska) is a little known species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru on the eastern slopes of the Andes.
| Small hocicudo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oxymycterus |
| Species: | O. hiska
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxymycterus hiska Hinojosa, Anderson & Patton, 1987
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Distribution edit
The species inhabits humid montane forests, preferring primary and secondary Polylepis woodland, on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia, at altitudes of 600–3,500 m. It appears to be rare in Peru but more common in Bolivia. The species may also be present in some cultivated areas. Population sizes appear to be stable.[1]
Ecology edit
The small hocicudo is active during both day and night, and has terrestrial habits. It feeds by digging small invertebrate prey from the litter. Not much is known about reproduction, but breeding at the end of the rainy season (March–April) has been suggested.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Zeballos, H. (2016). "Oxymycterus hiska". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15793A22378716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15793A22378716.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.