Family Agoutidae Gray 1821 (caviomorph)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Agoutidae
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310
Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to D. Huchon and E. J. P. Douzery 2001
See also Gray 1821, Nowak 1991 and Nowak 1999
Sister taxa: Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys
Subtaxa: Dasyproctinae
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-herbivore
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