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 found in Argentina and Chile.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} D'Elia et al., 2008
2. ^ Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1110

Literature cited

• D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U., Patterson, B. and Teta, P. 2008. Chelemys macronyx. 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