| Red hocicudo | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Oxymycterus |
| Species: | O. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxymycterus rufus Fischer, 1814 | |
Thered hocicudo (Oxymycterus rufus) is arodentspecies fromSouth America. It is found inArgentina,Brazil andUruguay.
The red hocicudo has been found to be one of the most heavily ectoparasite-infested rodents in a village studied in theParaná Delta area. Of the species of rodent caught, it ranked top alongside theAzara's grass mouse (Akodon azarae). In the tests, 585fleas were found, 2404ticks in the familyIxodidae, 2603mites in theorderMesostigmata and 3745lice.[2] In another study in a marshy area ofBuenos Aires Province, 93% of the red hocicudos studied had parasites, with eight species of parasitic arthropod being detected.
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