- Chelemys delfini
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Chelemys delfini Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Chelemys Species: C. delfini Binomial name Chelemys delfini
(Cabrera, 1905)Synonyms - Oxymycterus delfini Cabrera, 1905
Chelemys delfini, also known as the Magellanic Long-clawed Akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the areas of Punta Arenas and Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile, where it lives in the grassland and scrub of the Magellanic steppe.[1]
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Literature cited
- D'Elia, G. and Pardinas, U. 2008. Chelemys delfini. In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. 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
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Mammalia · Order: Rodentia · Family: Cricetidae · Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Abrothrix A. andinus · A. hershkovitzi · A. illuteus · A. jelskii · A. lanosus · A. longipilis · A. olivaceus · A. sanborniChelemys Geoxus G. valdivianusNotiomys Pearsonomys P. annectensCategories:- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Mammals of Chile
- Abrotrichini
- Sigmodontinae stubs
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