Clade Eumuroida Steppan et al. 2004 (mouse)
Full reference: S. J. Steppan, R. M. Adkins, and J. Anderson. 2004. Phylogeny and divergence-date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes. Systematic Biology 53(4):533-553
Parent taxon: Muroidea according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Cricetopsinae, Eucricetodontidae, Heterocricetodontidae, Lophiomyinae, Myospalacinae, Platacanthomyinae, Pseudocricetodontidae, Spalacidae
Subtaxa: Calomyscidae Cricetidae Muridae Nesomyidae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore