Pearsonomys

Pearsonomys annectens
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Pearsonomys
Patterson, 1992
Species: P. annectens
Binomial name
Pearsonomys annectens
Patterson, 1992

Pearsonomys annectens, also known as Pearson's Long-clawed Akodont[2] or Pearson's Long-clawed Mouse,[3] is a species of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae, named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson. It is the only species in the genus Pearsonomys. It is found only in Chile.

References

  1. ^ Patterson and D'elia, 2008
  2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1160
  3. ^ Duff and Lawson, 2004

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