Oxymycterus josei Hoffmann, Lessa, and Smith 2002

Oxymycterus josei Hoffmann, Lessa, and Smith 2002, J. Mammal., 83: 411.

Type Locality: Uruguay, Maldonado Dept., Balneario Las Flores, west margin of Arroyo Tarariras.

Vernacular Names: Cook's Hocicudo.

Distribution: SW Uruguay, south of the Río Negro.

Discussion: A medium-sized species that is morphologically similar to O. nasutus, with which it occurs sympatrically; sister species to O. rufus according to phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome b data (Hoffmann et al., 2002).