Chelemys macronyx
| Chelemys macronyx |
| Conservation status |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Rodentia |
| Family: |
Cricetidae |
| Genus: |
Chelemys |
| Species: |
C. macronyx |
| Binomial name |
Chelemys macronyx
(Thomas, 1894) |
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| Synonyms |
- Acodon macronyx Thomas, 1894
- Akodon (Chelemys) vestitus Thomas, 1903
- Notiomys vestitus alleni Osgood, 1925
- Notiomys connectens Osgood, 1925
- Notiomys vestitus fumosus Thomas, 1927
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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 found in Argentina and Chile.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 D'Elia et al., 2008
- ↑ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110
Literature cited
- D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U., Patterson, B. and Teta, P. 2008. Chelemys macronyx. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.
- Musser, G.G. and Carleton, M.D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894–1531 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd ed. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols., 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0
