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SPECIES Oxymycterus caparoae

Author:Hershkovitz, 1998.
Citation:Bonn. Zool. Beitr., 47: 244.
Common Name:Mt Caparaó Hocicudo
Type Locality:Brazil, Minas Gerais State, Parque Nacional de Caparaó, Arrozal, 2400 m.
Distribution:Humid montane forest and secondary vegetation, 1800-2700 m, E Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo to Rio de Janeiro, SE Brazil (see Bonvicino et al., 1998b).
Comments:A medium species similar to O. paramensis and O. nasutus; level of differentiation from latter should be reevaluated in the context of a full generic revision.
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