Oxymycterus hucucha Hinojosa, S. Anderson & Patton 1987
- Dataset
- Cricetidae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Cricetidae
- genus
- Oxymycterus
- species
- Oxymycterus hucucha
activity
Activity patterns. No information.
biology_ecology
Habitat. Mostly cloud forest, with trees 6 m high, trunks covered with lichens, and dense ground cover of lichens, ferns, and mushrooms at elevations of ¢. 2600 - 3000 m.
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
breeding
Breeding. No information.
conservation
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List.
description
Descriptive notes. Head-body 99 - 109 mm, tail 71 - 75 mm, ear 14 - 15 mm, hindfoot 21 mm; weight 26 - 36 g. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo (O. amazonicus) account. The Quechuan Hocicudois a small species of Oxymycterus. Dorsum is blackish gray, with tips of dorsal hairs conspicuously paler and reddish; venter is ocherous.
distribution
Distribution. C Bolivia in the Siberia Cloud Forest, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz departments.
food_feeding
Food and Feeding. No information.
Name
- Homonyms
- Oxymycterus hucucha Hinojosa, S. Anderson & Patton 1987
- Common names
- Hocicudo quechua in French
- Hucucha in English
- Quechua-Grabmaus in German
- Quechuan Hocicudo in English
- Ratén hocicudo de los Quechuas in language.