Dicolpomys Winge 1887 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to D. H. Verzi et al. 2014

See also Ameghino 1907

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Dicolpomys fossor

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (6)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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