Argentine hocicudo
| Argentine hocicudo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Oxymycterus |
| Species: | O. akodontius |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymycterus akodontius Thomas, 1921 | |
The Argentine hocicudo (Oxymycterus akodontius) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in northern Argentina in yungas (eastern Andean mountain forest) habitat. The exact population is unknown as only three specimens have been collected and threats may be deforestation and overgrazing although the exact effects are unknown.[1]
References
- 1 2 Jayat, J., D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U. & Teta, P. (2008). "Oxymycterus akodontius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- 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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