Hispid Hocicudo – Oxymycterus hispidus

Oxymycterus hispidusPictet, 1843

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

A large-sized species traditionally thought to include judex, misionalis and quaestor as synonyms (Cabrera, 1961; Musser and Carleton, 1993; Reig, 1987); see account of O. quaestor. Emended diagnosis and documentation of geographic range required.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.