Atlantic Forest hocicudo
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The Atlantic Forest hocicudo (Oxymycterus dasytrichus) is a species of rodent
in the family Cricetidae
.
It is found only in southeastern Brazil
, where it lives in the Atlantic Forest and associated wetlands at altitudes from sea level
to 800 m.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
.
It is found only in southeastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, where it lives in the Atlantic Forest and associated wetlands at altitudes from sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
to 800 m.