Chelemys
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Chelemys Fossil range: Recent |
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Chelemys delfini |
Chelemys is a genus of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It contains the following species:
- Magellanic Long-clawed Mouse (Chelemys delfini)
- Andean Long-clawed Mouse (Chelemys macronyx)
- Large Long-clawed Mouse (Chelemys megalonyx)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.