Cook's hocicudo (Oxymycterus josei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found only in southern Uruguay,[3] where it lives in wetlands, moist grasslands and scrub.[1] The specifies is named after American zoologist Joseph "José" A. Cook.
| Cook's hocicudo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oxymycterus |
| Species: | O. josei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymycterus josei Hoffmann, Lessa & Smith, 2002 | |
