Chelemys macronyx

Chelemys macronyx, also known as the Andean long-clawed mouse[1] or Andean long-clawed akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is native to Argentina and Chile, where it is found in Patagonian Nothofagus forest and adjacent grasslands.[1]

Chelemys macronyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Chelemys
Species:
C. macronyx
Binomial name
Chelemys macronyx
(Thomas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Acodon macronyx Thomas, 1894
  • Akodon (Chelemys) vestitus Thomas, 1903
  • Notiomys vestitus alleni Osgood, 1925
  • Notiomys connectens Osgood, 1925
  • Notiomys vestitus fumosus Thomas, 1927

References
  1. D'Elia et al., 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110

Literature cited
  • D'Elia, G.; Pardinas, U.; Patterson, B.; Teta, P. (2008). "Chelemys macronyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1110. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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