''Oxymycterus'' is a genus of rat-like rodents commonly known as hocicudos. They are endemic to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
. , the genus contains the following 16 species:
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* ''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
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Rodent genera