Chelemys megalonyx
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1845)
Chilean Long-clawed Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
Superfamily | : Muroidea |
Family | : Cricetidae |
Subfamily | : Sigmodontinae |
Tribe | : Abrotrichini |
Genus | : Chelemys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Waterhouse, G.R. 1845-02. Various Skins of Mammalia from Chile were laid before the Meeting. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844(140):153-158.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862448Original name as described
Hesperomys megalonyx
Other common names
Large Long-clawed Akodont · Large Long-clawed Mouse
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1844.10.7.37
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/31aeff5f-142a-4d9e-830d-9c0fe300f184Type locality
Lake Quintero, Valparaíso, Chile.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Chile
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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