Holochilus Brandt 1835 (marsh rat)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41785
Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Bensonomys, Chelemys, Chukimys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Nectomys, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Olympicomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Pseudoryzomys, Reithrodontomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Sigmodontini, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini
Subtaxa: Holochilus brasiliensis, Holochilus chacarius, Holochilus magnus, Holochilus multannus, Holochilus primigenus, Holochilus sciureus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore