Geoxus valdivianus

(R. A. Philippi, 1858)

Valdivian Long-clawed Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Abrotrichini
Genus : Geoxus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Philippi, R.A. 1858. Beschreibung neuer Wirbelthiere aus Chile. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 24(1):303-311.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460032

Original name as described

Oxymycterus valdivianus

Other common names

Long-clawed Mole Mouse · Valdivian Long-clawed Akodont

Type locality

"Valdivia," Región de los Ríos, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002385

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Notiomys valdivianus bullocki

(Osgood, 1943)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bullocki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-97742

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-97742

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778164

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Geoxus fossor

O. Thomas, 1919

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fossor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1918.12.2.37

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dcbebc82-40ed-4548-ac04-eb685a20edaa

Authority page

208

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15688133

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Notiomys valdivianus araucanus

(Osgood, 1925)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

araucanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:22498

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=403f651a-9555-4ee0-846c-e6fe24895f1b

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2662881

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Notiomys valdivianus chiloensis

(Osgood, 1925)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chiloensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:22521

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=353c6e89-5a6e-4a72-946a-704fa3e8531c

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2662881

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Geoxus valdivianus araucanus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

araucanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Geoxus valdivianus chiloensis

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chiloensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Geoxus valdivianus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

valdivianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9089/115089444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Geoxus valdivianus valdivianus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

valdivianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Yepes (1935:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67335)

Notiomys valdivianus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

valdivianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

152

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Oxymycterus valdivianus

(R. A. Philippi, 1858)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

valdivianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

303

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460032

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

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