''Chelemys megalonyx'', also known as the large long-clawed mouse
or large long-clawed akodont
[Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110] is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the genus ''
Chelemys
''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 A ...
'' of family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...
. It is endemic to central
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
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References
Literature cited
*D'Elia, G. and Patterson, B. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2.
www.iucnredlist.org
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Mammals of Chile
Chelemys
Mammals described in 1845
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic fauna of Chile
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