| Chelemys megalonyx | |
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| Chelemys megalonyx is the upper animal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Chelemys |
| Species: | C. megalonyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse, 1845)
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Chelemys megalonyx, also known as the large long-clawed mouse1 or large long-clawed akodont2 is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is endemic to central Chile.2
References
References
- D'Elia, G.; Patterson, B.; Teta, P. (2019). "Chelemys megalonyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T4604A22387507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T4604A22387507.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Chelemys megalonyx". Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1110. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Literature cited
- 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. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.