Neosciuromys Stromer 1922 (cane rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Thryonomyidae

Parent taxon: Thryonomyidae according to H. M. Sallam and E. R. Seiffert 2019

See also López-Antoñazas and Sen 2005 and McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Epiphiomys, Kochalia, Neophiomys, Paraphiomys, Paraulacodus, Protohummus, Sacaresia, Thryonomys

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Neosciuromys in the database

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