Chelemys

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Subfamily Sigmodontinae Scientific name Chelemys Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Tribe Abrotrichini Higher classification Sigmodontinae

Lower classifications Chelemys macronyx, Chelemys megalonyx, Chelemys delfini

Chelemys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae. Three species—Chelemys delfini, Chelemys macronyx, and Chelemys megalonyx—are known, all found in central and southern Chile and Argentina.

Literature cited

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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