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Geoxus annectens

Geoxus annectens, also known as Pearson's long-clawed akodont or Pearson's long-clawed mouse, is a species of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae. Molecular data suggests that its closest relative is Geoxus valdivianus. Formerly classified in its own genus, Pearsonomys, named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson, it was moved to Geoxus in 2016 after a morphological and genetic reevaluation of the tribe Abrotrichini. This rodent is endemic to Chile, where it is found in Nothofagus forest of the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion.

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Geoxus annectens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Geoxus
Species:
G. annectens
Binomial name
Geoxus annectens
(Patterson, 1992)
Synonyms

Pearsonomys annectens

Geoxus annectens, also known as Pearson's long-clawed akodont2 or Pearson's long-clawed mouse,3 is a species of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae. Molecular data suggests that its closest relative is Geoxus valdivianus.4 Formerly classified in its own genus, Pearsonomys, named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson,56 it was moved to Geoxus in 2016 after a morphological and genetic reevaluation of the tribe Abrotrichini.7 This rodent is endemic to Chile, where it is found in Nothofagus forest of the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion.1

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References

  1. Patterson, B.; D'Elia, G. (2018). "Geoxus annectens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T40768A22345036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T40768A22345036.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1160. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. Duff, A.; Lawson, A. (2004-07-11). Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7136-6021-0. OCLC 56204329.
  4. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Genus Geoxus". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1116. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  5. Lidicker, W. Z.; Patton, J. L. "In Memoriam: Oliver Payne Pearson". Online Biographies of UC Faculty and Administrators. University of California. Archived from the original on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  6. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–313. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
  7. Teta, P.; Cañón, C.; Patterson, B. D.; Pardiñas, U. F. J. (2016-04-28). "Phylogeny of the tribe Abrotrichini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae): integrating morphological and molecular evidence into a new classification". Cladistics. 33 (2): 153–182. doi:10.1111/cla.12164. PMID 34710969.