Chelemys Thomas 1903 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to G. D'Elía 2003

Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Handleyomys, Holochilus, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Nectomys, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Phyllotini, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys

Subtaxa: Chelemys macronyx

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Ecology: semifossorial herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chelemys in the database

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