Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Parent taxon: Chinchilloidea according to D. Huchon and E. J. P. Douzery 2001

Sister taxa: Chinchillidae, Cuniculidae, Heptaxodontidae, Neoepiblemidae

Subtaxa: Arazamys, Branisamys, Briaromys, Carlesia, Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Doellomys, Drytomomys, Eumegamyinae, Eumegamys, Eumegamysops, Gyriabrus, Olenopsis, Paranamys, Pentastylodon, Pentastylomys, Potamarchinae, Potamarchus, Protomegamys, Pseudosigmomys, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys, Tetrastylomys

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Type: Dinomys

Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore