Chelemys megalonyx | |
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Conservation status
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![]() Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
Genus: | Chelemys |
Species: | C. megalonyx
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Binomial name | |
Chelemys megalonyx (Waterhouse, 1845)
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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.