Chelemys macronyx
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
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 or Andean long-clawed akodont, is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is native to Argentina and Chile, where it is found in Patagonian Nothofagus forest and adjacent grasslands.

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