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Chelemys Temporal range: Recent |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Tribe: | Abrotrichini |
| Genus: |
Chelemys Thomas, 1903 |
| Type species | |
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Akodon megalonyx Waterhouse, 1843 |
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| Species | |
Chelemys delfini
Chelemys macronyx
Chelemys megalonyx
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.