Spalacopus Wagler 1832

Spalacopus Wagler 1832, Isis, 25: 1219.

Type Species: Spalacopus poeppigii Wagler 1832

Synonyms: Poephagomys F. Cuvier 1834; Psammoryctes Poeppig 1835 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies:

Species Spalacopus cyanus (Molina 1782)

Subspecies Spalacopus cyanus subsp. cyanus Molina 1782

Subspecies Spalacopus cyanus subsp. maulinus Osgood 1943

Subspecies Spalacopus cyanus subsp. poeppigii Wagler 1832

Discussion: Aconaemys appears to by paraphyletic to Spalacopus (Gallardo and Kirsch, 2000; Honeycutt et al., 2003).