Oxymycterus caparoae, Hershkovitz, 1998

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Mount Caparao Hocicudo

Oxymycterus caparoae

French: Hocicudo de Caparao / German: Mount-Caparao-Grabmaus / Spanish: Raton hocicudo de Caparad

Taxonomy. Oxymycterus caparoae Hershkovitz, 1998 , Arrozal, 2400 m, Parque Nacional do Caparao, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from type locality and its vicinities in SE Brazil.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 110-139 mm, tail 80-104 mm, ear 18-20 mm, hindfoot 27-31 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo ( O. amazonicus ) account. The Mount Caparao Hocicudo is a mediumsized species of Oxymycterus . Dorsal pelage is long, lax, and dark brown with blackish tips; side band is slightly more orange; venter is orange with slaty base; ears are dark brown; and hindfeet are covered dorsally by grayish brown hairs (gray basally and white apically).

Habitat. Cool humid grasslands at highest summits at elevations higher than 2100 m. The Mount Caparao Hocicudo can occur in dense cover of Andean bamboo.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Bonvicino, Langguth et al. (1997), Bonvicino, Weksler & Percequillo (2008), Hershkovitz (1998), Oliveira & Goncalves (2015).

Figures

523. Huanchaca Burrowing Mouse (Juscelinomys huanchacae), 524. Candango Burrowing Mouse (Juscelinomys candango), 525. Amazonian Hocicudo (Oxymycterus amazonicus), 526. Spy Hocicudo (Oxymycterus delator), 527. Atlantic Forest Hocicudo (Oxymycterus dosytrichos), 528. Quaestor Hocicudo (Oxymycterus quaestor), 529. Inca Hocicudo (Oxymycterus inca), 530. Paramo Hocicudo (Oxymycterus paramensis), 531. Elfin Forest Hocicudo (Oxymycterus nigrifrons), 532. Upper Yungas Inca Hocicudo (Oxymycterus juliacae), 533. Small Yungas Hocicudo (Oxymycterus hiska), 534. Quechuan Hocicudo (Oxymycterus hucucha), 535. Mount Caparao Hocicudo (Oxymycterus caparoae), 536. Red Hocicudo (Oxymycterus rufus), 537. Darwin’s Hocicudo (Oxymycterus nasutus), 538. Ravine Hocicudo (Oxymycterus wayku), 539. Cook’s Hocicudo (Oxymycterus joser), 540. Common Cerrado Mouse (Thalpomys cerradensis), 541. Hairy-eared Cerrado Mouse (Thalpomys lasiotis), 542. Roraima Mouse (Podoxymys roraimae), 543. Blackish Grass Mouse (Thaptomys nigrita), 544. Ecuadorean Akodont (Necromys punctulatus), 545. Northern Akodont (Necromys urichi), 546. Hairy-tailled Akodont (Necromys lasiurus), 547. Pleasant Akodont (Necromys amoenus), 548. White-chinned Akodont (Necromys lactens), 549. Lillo’s Akodont (Necromys lilloi), 550. Dark-furred Akodont (Necromys obscurus), 551. Kemp's Grass Mouse (Deltamys kempi), 552. Araucaria Grass Mouse (Deltamys araucaria), 553. Serra do Mar Grass Mouse (Castoria angustidens)

Distribution. Known only from type locality and its vicinities in SE Brazil.