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SPECIES Oxymycterus hispidus

Author:Pictet, 1843.
Citation:Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve, 10: 212.
Common Name:Hispid Hocicudo
Type Locality:Brazil, Bahia State, Bahia.
Distribution:SE Brazil.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments: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.
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