Diet: invertivore-herbivore based on Talamoni et al. 2008

Abundance: 2.08 to 6.12%

Latitudinal range: -21.2° to -18.3°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1), tropical/subtropical savanna (1)

Found in two samples

Brazil: Emas National Park (live traps), Universidade Federal de Lavras (Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Montana)

♂ ear length	17 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ head and body length	155 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ hind foot length	28.5 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ skull length	34.5 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ skull width	14 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ tail length	106 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ upper tooth row length	5 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903

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