Cook's hocicudo

Cook's hocicudo (Oxymycterus josei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[2] It is found only in southern Uruguay,^[3] where it lives in wetlands, moist grasslands and scrub.^[1] The specifies is named after American zoologist Joseph "José" A. Cook.

Cook's hocicudo
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Oxymycterus
Species:	O. josei
Binomial name
Oxymycterus josei Hoffmann, Lessa & Smith, 2002