†Boromys Miller 1916 (spiny rat)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Echimyidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 336531
Parent taxon: Heteropsomyinae according to B. Patterson and R. Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: Brotomys, Cercomys, Heteropsomys, Hoplomys, Lonchothrix, Mesomys
Subtaxa: Boromys brachyblastus, Boromys marydawsonae, Boromys obtusus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore