Oxymycterus caparoae Hershkovitz 1998

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1157

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Oxymycterus caparoae Hershkovitz 1998 View in CoL

Oxymycterus caparoae Hershkovitz 1998 View in CoL , Bonn. Zool. Beitr., Vol. 47: 244.

Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Parque Nacional de Caparaó, Arrozal, 2400 m.

Vernacular Names: Mt Caparao Hocicudo.

Distribution: Humid montane forest and secondary vegetation, 1800-2700 m, E Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil (see Bonvicino et al., 1998 b).

Discussion: A medium species similar to O. paramensis and O. nasutus ; level of differentiation from latter should be reevaluated in the context of a full generic revision.

Bonvicino, C. R., V. Penna-Firme, and H. N. Seuanez. 1998 b. The karyotype of Brucepattersonius griserufescens Hershkovitz, 1998 (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) with comments on distribution and taxonomy. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 63: 329 - 335.

Hershkovitz, P. 1998. Report on some sigmodontine rodents collected in southeastern Brazil with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, 47: 193 - 256.