Paynomys macronyx
(O. Thomas, 1894)
Andean 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 | : Paynomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343622Original name as described
Acodon macronyx
Other common names
Andean Long-clawed Akodont
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1860.1.5.14
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/21e00e72-cad5-4c85-a79d-eff054d6bbe9Type locality
"East side of the Andes, near Fort San Rafael, Province of Mendoza." Questioned by O. P. Pearson and H. A. Lagiglia in 1992 and changed to probably near Peteroa Volcano, on the Argentinean–Chilean border.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Chile · Argentina
Taxonomy notes
moved from Chelemys to the recently described Paynomys
Taxonomy notes citation
Teta, P., Canon, C., Patterson, B.D., Pardinas, U.F.J. 2016. Phylogeny of the tribe Abrotrichini (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae): integrating morphological and molecular evidence into a new classification. Cladistics 33: 153-182.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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