Oxymycterus hucucha, Hinojosa, S. Anderson & Patton, 1987

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Quechuan Hocicudo

Oxymycterus hucucha

French: Hocicudo quechua / German: Quechua-Grabmaus / Spanish: Ratén hocicudo de los Quechuas

Other common names: Hucucha

Taxonomy. Oxymycterus hucucha Hinojosa, S. Anderson & Patton, 1987 , “ 28 km by road W of Comarapa (Santa Cruz) but in the department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, at 2800 m elev.; lat. 17°51’S and long. 64°40 'W.” This species is monotypic.

Distribution. C Bolivia in the Siberia Cloud Forest, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz departments.

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.

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.

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 Endangered on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Dunnum, Vargas & Bernal (2008a), Hinojosa et al. (1987), Oliveira (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. C Bolivia in the Siberia Cloud Forest, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz departments.