Chelemys megalonyx

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Chelemys megalonyx, also known as the large long-clawed mouse[1] or large long-clawed akodont[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is endemic to central Chile.[2]

Chelemys megalonyx
Chelemys megalonyx is the upper animal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Chelemys
Species:
C. megalonyx
Binomial name
Chelemys megalonyx
(Waterhouse, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Hesperomys megalonyx Waterhouse, 1845
  • Mus microtis Philippi, 1900
  • Oxymycterus niger Philippi, 1872
  • Oxymicterus scalops Gray, 1847

References

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  1. ^ a b D'Elia, G.; Patterson, B.; Teta, P. (2019). "Chelemys megalonyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T4604A22387507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T4604A22387507.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110

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