Chelemys
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| Chelemys | |
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| Chelemys megalonyx is the upper animal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Abrotrichini |
| Genus: | Chelemys Thomas, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Akodon megalonyx Waterhouse, 1843 | |
| Species | |
Chelemys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae. Three species—Chelemys delfini, Chelemys macronyx, and Chelemys megalonyx—are known, all found in central and southern Chile and Argentina.[1]
