Oxymycterus rufus (rodent)

Mass: 45.0 g based on Vilchez and Echave Llanos 1971

Abundance: 0.18 to 2.11%

Latitudinal range: -37.9° to -32.9°

Habitats: (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1)

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Found in two samples

Argentina: Chucul, Cueva El Abra (Holocene)

Size measurements:
body mass45 gN = 6Vilchez and Echave Llanos 1971
♂ condyloincisive length33.2 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ ear length16.5 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ head and body length140 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ hind foot length28 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ skull length36 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ skull width17.2 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ tail length111 mmN = 1Thomas 1914
♂ upper tooth row length5.4 mmN = 1Thomas 1914

See also Oxymycterus, Oxymycterus amazonicus, Oxymycterus dasytrichus, Oxymycterus delator, Oxymycterus hispidus, Oxymycterus nasutus, Oxymycterus roberti, Oxymycterus sp.