Parent taxon: Muridae according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Abditomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Apomys, Arvicanthis, Bullimus, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Limnomys, Mastacomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Mysops, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Tarsomys, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys
Subtaxa: Acomys Deomys Lophuromys Uromys
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Cote D'Ivoire (1), Ethiopia (1), Israel (1), Kenya (3), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene of Uganda (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence