Small hocicudo
{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Small hocicudo
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Oxymycterus
| species = hiska
| authority = Hinojosa, Anderson & Patton, 1987
| synonyms =
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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.
Distribution
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.
Ecology
References
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- 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.
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Category:Mammals described in 1987
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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