Red hocicudo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Red hocicudo Oxymycterus rufus Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 9 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Oxymycterus rufus
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 red hocicudo live?

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

Argentina

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 red hocicudo endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red hocicudo?

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

About the red hocicudo

The red hocicudo (Oxymycterus rufus) is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red hocicudo (revision 1381149075), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1770759 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).