Xylechimys Patterson and Pascual 1968 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia

Full reference: B. Patterson and R. Pascual. 1968. New echimyid rodents from the Oligocene of Patagonia, and a synopsis of the family. Breviora 301:1-14

Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015

See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Patterson and Pascual 1968 and Verzi et al. 2014

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, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys

Subtaxa: Xylechimys obliquus

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Type: Xylechimys obliquus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Laguna de los Machos ( of Argentina)

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