Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
See also Palmer 1904
Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Handleyomys, Holochilus, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Nectomys, Noronhomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Phyllotini, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys
Subtaxa: Oligoryzomys eliurus Oligoryzomys flavescens Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Brazil (4), Mexico (1), Peru (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
• Pliocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 11 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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