Chelemys megalonyx

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Kingdom Animalia Order Rodentia Genus Chelemys Higher classification Chelemys		Phylum Chordata Family Cricetidae Scientific name Chelemys megalonyx Rank Species
Similar Chelemys, Mammal, Rodent, Abrothrix sanborni, Geoxus

Chelemys megalonyx, also known as the large long-clawed mouse or large long-clawed akodont is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is endemic to central Chile.

Literature cited

D'Elia, G. and Patterson, B. 2008. Chelemys megalonyx. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. . 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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