Oxymycterus hiska Hinojosa, Anderson, and Patton 1987

Oxymycterus hiska Hinojosa, Anderson, and Patton 1987, Am. Mus . Novit., 2898: 14.

Type Locality: Perú, Puno Dept., 14 km W Yanahuaya, 2210 m; 14°19'S, 69°21'W.

Vernacular Names: Small Hocicudo.

Distribution: E Andean slopes in SE Peru and NW Bolivia (La Paz and Cochabamba Depts.), 610-3500.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Smallest species of Oxymycterus, morphologically resembling O. hucucha but genetically closer to O. paramensis (Hoffmann et al., 2002) . Bolivian records originally reported as O. paramensis (Anderson, 1997) and reidentified by Oliveira (in Salazar-Bravo et al., 2002 b).