Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also Carvalho and Salles 2004, Palmer 1904 and Patterson and Pascual 1968
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Proechimys oconnelli Proechimys ponderosus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (7 collections), Ecuador (1), Panama (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 12 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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