Chelemys megalonyx

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

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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
  1. D'Elia and Patterson, 2008
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110

Literature cited
  • D'Elia, G. and Patterson, B. 2008. Chelemys megalonyx. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
  • 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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