Geoxus valdivianus

Geoxus valdivianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribe: Abrotrichini
Genus: Geoxus
Species: Geoxus valdivianus

Name

Geoxus valdivianus (Philippi, 1858)

• Holotype: MNHNC, collected by Christian Ludwig Landbeck.
• Type locality: “bei Valdivia”, Región de Los Ríos, Chile.

Combinations

• Oxymycterus valdivianus Philippi, 1858: 303 [original combination]
• Geoxus valdivianus: Thomas, 1919: 209 [subsequent combination]
• Notiomys valdivianus: Osgood, 1925: 115 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Geoxus fossor Thomas, 1919: 208
• Notiomys valdivianus araucanus Osgood, 1925: 117
• Notiomys valdivianus chiloensis Osgood, 1925: 117
• Notiomys valdivianus bullocki Osgood, 1943: 154

Native distribution areas

• Argentina
• Chile

References

Primary references

• Philippi, R.A. 1858. Beschereibung neuer Wirbelthiere aus Chile. Archiv Für Naturgeschicthe 24(1): 303–311. BHL Reference page. 
• Osgood, W.H. 1925. The long-clawed South American rodents of the genus Notiomys. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 12(9): 113–125. BHL Reference page. 
• Osgood, W.H. 1943. The mammals of Chile. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 30: 1–268. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cañón, C., Mir, D., Pardiñas, U.F.J., Lessa, E.P. & D’Elía, G. 2014. A multilocus perspective on the phylogenetic relationships and diversification of rodents of the tribe Abrotrichini (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Zoologica Scripta 43(5): 443–454. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12069 Reference page. 

Links

• D'Elia, G., Pardinas, U. & Patterson, B. 2016. IUCN: Geoxus valdivianus  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T9089A115089444. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T9089A22339247.en. Accessed on 21 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Valdivian Long-clawed Mouse