Chelemys megalonyx
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Chelemys
Species:
C. megalonyx
Binomial name
Chelemys megalonyx
(Waterhouse, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Hesperomys megalonyx Waterhouse, 1845
  • Mus microtis Philippi, 1900
  • Oxymycterus niger Philippi, 1872
  • Oxymicterus scalops Gray, 1847

Chelemys megalonyx, also known as the large long-clawed mouse or large long-clawed akodont is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is endemic to central Chile.

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