Cricetidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier Author Thomas E. Lacher, Jr text 2017 2017-11-30 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II 204 535 book chapter 80832 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 ab66b2b7-9544-4411-bf61-5bc3651d7bca 978-84-16728-04-6 6707142 534. Quechuan Hocicudo Oxymycterus hucucha French: Hocicudo quechua / German: Quechua-Grabmaus / Spanish: Ratén hocicudo de los Quechuas Other common names: Hucucha Taxonomy. Oxymycterus hucucha Hinojosa, S. Anderson & Patton, 1987 , “ 28 km by road W of Comarapa ( Santa Cruz ) but in the department of Cochabamba , Bolivia , at 2800 m elev.; lat. 17°51’S and long. 64°40 'W .” This species is monotypic. Distribution. C Bolivia in the Siberia Cloud Forest, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz departments. Descriptive notes. Head-body 99-109 mm, tail 71-75 mm, ear 14-15 mm, hindfoot 21 mm; weight 26-36 g. See general characters of the genus under the Amazonian Hocicudo ( O. amazonicus ) account. The Quechuan Hocicudois a small species of Oxymycterus . Dorsum is blackish gray, with tips of dorsal hairs conspicuously paler and reddish; venter is ocherous. Habitat. Mostly cloud forest, with trees 6 m high, trunks covered with lichens, and dense ground cover of lichens, ferns, and mushrooms at elevations of ¢.2600-3000 m. Food and Feeding. No information. Breeding. No information. Activity patterns. No information. Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information. Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Bibliography. Dunnum, Vargas & Bernal (2008a), Hinojosa et al. (1987), Oliveira (1998), Oliveira & Goncalves (2015).