Geoxus valdivianus

Geoxus valdivianus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Sigmodontinae
Genus:	Geoxus
Species:	G. valdivianus
Binomial name
	Geoxus valdivianus; (Philippi, 1858)
Synonyms
	Oxymycterus valdivianus Philippi, 1858; Notiomys valdivianus araucanus Osgood, 1925; Notiomys valdivianus bicolor Osgood, 1943; Notiomys valdivianus bullocki Osgood, 1943; Notiomys valdivianus chiloensis Osgood, 1925; Geoxus fossor Thomas, 1919; Hesperomys (Acodon) michaelseni Matschie, 1898; Oxymycterus microtis J.A. Allen, 1903;

Geoxus valdivianus, also known as the long-clawed mole mouse or Valdivian long-clawed akodont, is a species of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae found in the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests of Argentina and Chile. It is one of two species in the genus Geoxus.

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