Pearson's Long-clawed Mouse
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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
, named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson. It is the only species in the genus Pearsonomys.
It is found only in Chile
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the tribe Abrotrichini
Abrotrichini
Abrotrichini, also known as the Andean clade or southern Andean clade, is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae. It includes about fifteen species in five genera, distributed in South America from southern Peru to southernmost South America, including the Patagonian steppes...
of family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
, named after American zoologist Oliver Payne Pearson. It is the only species in the genus Pearsonomys.
It is found only in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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Literature cited
- Duff, A. and Lawson, A. 2004. Mammals of the World: A checklist. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 312 pp. ISBN 071366021X
- Patterson, B. & D'elia, G. 2008. . In IUCN. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on January 12, 2010.