Biology:Chelemys delfini

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Short description: Species of rodent

Chelemys delfini
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Chelemys
Species:
C. delfini
Binomial name
Chelemys delfini
(Cabrera, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Oxymycterus delfini Cabrera, 1905

Chelemys delfini, also known as the Magellanic long-clawed akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the areas of Punta Arenas and Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile , where it lives in the grassland and scrub of the Magellanic steppe.[1] It has sometimes been considered a subspecies of C. megalonyx.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 D'Elia and Pardinas, 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1109

Literature cited

Wikidata ☰ Q1768423 entry