Mammalia - Rodentia - Abrocomidae
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to N. S. Upham and B. D. Patterson 2015
See also Carroll 1988, Huchon and Douzery 2001, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999 and Wood 1958
Sister taxa: 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, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Abrocoma Ameghinomys Protabrocoma
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
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