Atlantic Forest hocicudo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic Forest hocicudo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oxymycterus dasytrichus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Atlantic Forest hocicudo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic Forest hocicudo in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Atlantic Forest hocicudo endangered?

The Atlantic Forest hocicudo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic Forest hocicudo?

The Atlantic Forest hocicudo (Oxymycterus dasytrichus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Oxymycterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic Forest hocicudo

The Atlantic Forest hocicudo (Oxymycterus dasytrichus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

It is found only in southeastern Brazil, where it lives in the Atlantic Forest and associated wetlands at altitudes from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic Forest hocicudo (revision 1370037632), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770196 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).