Subfamily Dactylomyinae Tate 1935 (spiny rat)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Echimyidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 336524
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to B. Patterson and R. Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Echimyinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Maruchito, Myocastor, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Thrichomys
Subtaxa: Dactylomys, Thrinacodus
Type: Dactylomys
Ecology: scansorial insectivore