Oxymycterus Waterhouse 1837 (hocicudo)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Akodontini according to G. D'Elía 2003

See also Deschamps 2005

Sister taxa: Akodon, Bibimys, Blarinomys, Brucepattersonius, Deltamys, Gyldenstolpia, Juscelinomys, Kunsia, Lenoxus, Necromys, Scapteromys, Thalpomys, Thaptomys

Subtaxa: Oxymycterus akodontius Oxymycterus cosmodus Oxymycterus impexus Oxymycterus nasutus Oxymycterus paramensis Oxymycterus roberti Oxymycterus rufus Oxymycterus wayku

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Ecology: semifossorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (1), Mexico (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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