Chelemys delfini

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]

Chelemys delfini
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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