Geoxus annectens

Geoxus annectens, also known as Pearson's long-clawed akodont^[2] or Pearson's long-clawed mouse,^[3] is a species of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae. Molecular data suggests that its closest relative is Geoxus valdivianus.^[4] Formerly classified in its own genus, Pearsonomys, named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson,^[5][6] it was moved to Geoxus in 2016 after a morphological and genetic reevaluation of the tribe Abrotrichini.^[7] This rodent is endemic to Chile, where it is found in Nothofagus forest of the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion.^[1]

Geoxus annectens
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Geoxus
Species:	G. annectens
Binomial name
Geoxus annectens (Patterson, 1992)
Synonyms
Pearsonomys annectens