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Small Yungas Hocicudo

Oxymycterus hiska

French: Petit Hocicudo / German: Kleine Yungas-Grabmaus / Spanish: Ratén hocicudo pequeno de Yungas

Other common names: Small Hocicudo

Taxonomy. Oxymycterus hiska Hinojosa, S. Anderson & Patton, 1987, “ 14 km W of Yanahuaya, department of Puno, Peru, at 2210 m elev; lat. 14°19’S and long. 69°21'W.”

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. SE Peru to C Bolivia.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 97-126 mm, tail 77-91 mm, ear 13-16 mm, hindfoot 23-25 mm; weight 30-44 g. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo ( O. amazonicus) account. The Small Yungas Hocicudo is a small species of Oxymycterus . Dorsum is blackish gray (darker in younger individuals); venter is tipped ocherous; and hairs are short, glossy, and fine. Tail and skin of dorsal and palmar surfaces are blackish brown.

Habitat. Mostly montane humid forest dominated by epiphyte-laden trees, Cecropia (Urticacea), bamboos, and tree ferns and Polylepis (Rosaceae) woodland at elevations of 600-3500 m. The Small Yungas Hocicudo is found in mossy runways, under logs, and around tree roots.

Food and Feeding. The Small Yungas Hocicudo mainly eats insects and other invertebrates.

Breeding. Female Small Yungas Hocicudos showed signs of breeding at the end of rainy season (March-April).

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. Anderson (1997), Hinojosa et al. (1987), Oliveira (1998), Oliveira & Goncalves (2015), Salazar Bravo, Yensen etal. (2002), Zeballos (2016c¢).