Oxymycterus nigrifrons (Osgood, 1944)

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 466

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Elfin Forest Hocicudo

Oxymycterus nigrifrons

French: Hocicudo a front noir / German: Elfenwald-Grabmaus / Spanish: Raton hocicudo de bosque delicado

Taxonomy. Oxymycterus paramensis nigrifrons Osgood, 1944 , “Limbani, Puno, Inambari drainage, Peru. Altitude about 9000 feet [= 2743 m].” This species is monotypic.

Distribution. SE Peru (S Cordillera Carabaya ) and WC Bolivia ( Cordillera Real ).

Descriptive notes. Head-body 117-133 mm, tail 79-96 mm, hindfoot 23— 27 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo ( O. amazonicus ) account. The Elfin Forest Hocicudo is a medium-sized species of Oxymycterus . Dorsum is light brownish; venter is yellowish wash but with dark gray bases of hairs apparent. Hairs of forefeet and hindfeet are almost totally unpigmented;tail is dark above and nonpigmented or light brownish below.

Habitat. Cold temperate forests, second growth brush, and fields in valleys edged by abruptcliffs with Puna vegetation at elevations of 2000-3350 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Anderson (1997), Hershkovitz (1994), Oliveira (1998), Oliveira & Gongalves (2015), Osgood (1944).

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. SE Peru (S Cordillera Carabaya ) and WC Bolivia ( Cordillera Real ).