Oxymycterus juliacae, J. A. Allen, 1900

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Upper Yungas Inca Hocicudo

Oxymycterus juliacae

French: Hocidudo de Juliaca / German: Nebelwald-Grabmaus / Spanish: Raton hocicudo de Yungas

Taxonomy. Oxymycterus juliacae J. A. Allen, 1900 , “Juliaca, Peru.” Corrected by J. A. Allen in 1901 to “Inca Mines [= Santo Domingo Mine], about 200 miles [= 322 km | northeast ofJuliaca, on the east side of the Andes, on the Inambary River [= Rio Inambari],” Puno, Peru.

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. SE Peru (upper Rio Inambari) and WC Bolivia (upper Rio Chapare).

Descriptive notes. Head-body 125-155 mm, tail 95-140 mm, ear 19-24 mm, hindfoot 27-36 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo ( O. amazonicus ) account. The Upper Yungas Inca Hocicudo is a moderately large species of Oxymycterus . Dorsum is dark brown, slightly darker on posterior part of back and rump; venteris drab brown. Forefeet and hindfeet are dark dorsally. Tail is uniformly covered by short hairs.

Habitat. Upper montane and cloud forests at elevations of 1000-2700 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red Lust.

Bibliography. Allen (1900, 1901b), Cabrera (1961), Oliveira (1998), Oliveira & Gongalves (2015), Pacheco et al. (2011), Thomas (1916e).

Figures

523. Huanchaca Burrowing Mouse (Juscelinomys huanchacae), 524. Candango Burrowing Mouse (Juscelinomys candango), 525. Amazonian Hocicudo (Oxymycterus amazonicus), 526. Spy Hocicudo (Oxymycterus delator), 527. Atlantic Forest Hocicudo (Oxymycterus dosytrichos), 528. Quaestor Hocicudo (Oxymycterus quaestor), 529. Inca Hocicudo (Oxymycterus inca), 530. Paramo Hocicudo (Oxymycterus paramensis), 531. Elfin Forest Hocicudo (Oxymycterus nigrifrons), 532. Upper Yungas Inca Hocicudo (Oxymycterus juliacae), 533. Small Yungas Hocicudo (Oxymycterus hiska), 534. Quechuan Hocicudo (Oxymycterus hucucha), 535. Mount Caparao Hocicudo (Oxymycterus caparoae), 536. Red Hocicudo (Oxymycterus rufus), 537. Darwin’s Hocicudo (Oxymycterus nasutus), 538. Ravine Hocicudo (Oxymycterus wayku), 539. Cook’s Hocicudo (Oxymycterus joser), 540. Common Cerrado Mouse (Thalpomys cerradensis), 541. Hairy-eared Cerrado Mouse (Thalpomys lasiotis), 542. Roraima Mouse (Podoxymys roraimae), 543. Blackish Grass Mouse (Thaptomys nigrita), 544. Ecuadorean Akodont (Necromys punctulatus), 545. Northern Akodont (Necromys urichi), 546. Hairy-tailled Akodont (Necromys lasiurus), 547. Pleasant Akodont (Necromys amoenus), 548. White-chinned Akodont (Necromys lactens), 549. Lillo’s Akodont (Necromys lilloi), 550. Dark-furred Akodont (Necromys obscurus), 551. Kemp's Grass Mouse (Deltamys kempi), 552. Araucaria Grass Mouse (Deltamys araucaria), 553. Serra do Mar Grass Mouse (Castoria angustidens)

Distribution. SE Peru (upper Rio Inambari) and WC Bolivia (upper Rio Chapare).