Chelemys macronyx

Chelemys macronyx
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Chelemys
Species:	C. macronyx
Binomial name
Chelemys macronyx (Thomas, 1894)
Synonyms
Acodon macronyx Thomas, 1894 Akodon (Chelemys) vestitus Thomas, 1903 Notiomys vestitus alleni Osgood, 1925 Notiomys connectens Osgood, 1925 Notiomys vestitus fumosus Thomas, 1927

Chelemys macronyx, also known as the Andean long-clawed mouse^[1] or Andean long-clawed akodont,^[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is native to Argentina and Chile, where it is found in Patagonian Nothofagus forest and adjacent grasslands.^[1]

References

1. D'Elia et al., 2008
2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110

Literature cited

• D'Elia, G.; Pardinas, U.; Patterson, B.; Teta, P. (2008). "Chelemys macronyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
• Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1110. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.