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Inca Hocicudo

Oxymycterus inca

French: Hocicudo inca / German: Inka-Grabmaus / Spanish: Ratén hocicudo de los Incas

Taxonomy. Oxymycterus inca Thomas, 1900, “Perené, Ucayali watershed, Department ofJunin, E. Peru. Altitude 800 m. ” Two subspecies are recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution.

O.i.incaThomas,1900—EPeru,WBolivia,andadjacentWBrazil.

O. i. iris Thomas, 1901 — La Paz Department, Bolivia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 135-184 mm, tail 85-122 mm, ear 19-23 mm, hindfoot 29—-35 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo ( O. amazonicus) account. The Inca Hocicudo is a moderately large species of Oxymycterus . Dorsum is reddish brown, grizzled with black on crown and along midline; sides are paler. Venter is predominantly dark orange, with pale banded hairs extending along undersurfaces of forelimbs, with clear strip of yellowish orange hair extending to wrists. Forefeet, hindfeet, and tail are dark brown; tail is dark brown on both surfaces and covered by short dark brown hair.

Habitat. Mainly lowland cerrado, mixed forest, Yungas forest, and montane forest at elevations of ¢.400-2500 m. The Inca Hocicudois also related to presence of bamboo in forest habitats and disturbed areas such as regrowth after logging.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Female Inca Hocicudos collected in June were either lactating or had placental scars from 4-6 embryos; males collected in the same period had scrotaltestes.

Activity patterns. The Inca Hocicudo is diurnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

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

Bibliography. Abreu-Junior et al. (2016), Anderson (1997), Dunnum & Vivar (2016), Hershkovitz (1944), Hinojosa et al. (1987), Musser & Carleton (2005), Oliveira (1998), Oliveira & Goncalves (2015), Solari, Pacheco et al. (2006), Solari, Vivar et al. (2001).