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--> GENUS Geoxus
SPECIES Geoxus valdivianus
Author: | Philippi, 1858. | Citation: | Arch. Naturgesch., 24(1): 303. | Common Name: | Valdivian Long-clawed Akodont | Type Locality: | Chile, Valdivia Prov. | Distribution: | C and S Chile (see Saavedra and Simonetti, 2001, for northern range extension), including Mocha and Chiloe Isls, to Straits of Magellan, and S Argentina (Neuquén to Santa Cruz Provs.). | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Pearson (1984) noted the uncertainty of the generic association and specific status of michaelseni, which has been arranged as a subspecies (Osgood, 1943; Patterson, 1992b) or later listed as species (Reig, 1987). The taxon’s status and relationship clearly merit further study. Subspecific distributions in Chile sketched by Muñoz Pedreros (2000). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
araucanus (Osgood, 1925) bicolor (Osgood, 1943) bullocki (Osgood, 1943) chiloensis (Osgood, 1925) fossor Thomas, 1919 michaelseni (Matschie, 1898) microtis (J. A. Allen, 1903)
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