Mammalia - Glires

PaleoDB taxon number: 42064

Alternative spelling: Ctenomyinae

Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to N. S. Upham and B. D. Patterson 2015

Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Eumysops, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys

Subtaxa: Actenomys, Chasicomys, Ctemys, Ctenomys, Eucelophorus, Megactenomys, Praectenomys, Willidewu, Xenodontomys

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Type: Ctenomys

Ecology: fossorial herbivore