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Pearsonomys annectens

Pearsonomys annectens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Pearsonomys
Patterson, 1992
Species: P. annectens
Binomial name
Pearsonomys annectens
Patterson, 1992

Pearsonomys annectens, also known as Pearson's long-clawed akodont or Pearson's long-clawed mouse, is a species of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Pearsonomys. Molecular data suggests that its closest relative is Geoxus valdivianus. This rodent is endemic to Chile, where it is found in Nothofagus forest of the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion. The genus is named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson.



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