Oxymycterus is a genus of rat-like rodents commonly known as hocicudos. They are endemic to South America. , the genus contains the following 16 species: O. akodontius Argentine hocicudo O. amazonicus Amazon hocicudo O. angularis angular hocicudo O. caparaoe Caparao hocicudo O. dasytrichus Atlantic Forest hocicudo O. delator spy hocicudo O. hiska small hocicudo O. hispidus hispid hocicudo O. hucucha Quechuan hocicudo O. inca Incan hocicudo O. itapeby Itapevi hocicudo rat O. josei Cook's hocicudo O. nasutus long-nosed hocicudo O. paramensis Paramo hocicudo O. quaestor Quaestor hocicudo O. roberti Robert's hocicudo O. rufus red hocicudo O. wayku ravine hocicudo Citations References Rodent genera