Superfamily Muroidea Illiger 1811 (mouse)
Parent taxon: Myodonta according to C. Montgelard et al. 2002
See also Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Wilson and Reeder 2005 and Wood 1958
Sister taxa: Dipodoidea, Erlianomys, Nonomyinae
Subtaxa: Cricetopsinae Eucricetodontidae Eumuroida Heterocricetodontidae Lophiomyinae Myospalacinae Platacanthomyinae Pseudocricetodontidae Spalacidae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore