Chelemys megalonyx
| Chelemys megalonyx | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Chelemys |
| Species: | C. megalonyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse, 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
References
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. 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
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