†family Viscacidae Ameghino 1904 (rodent)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Viscacidae
Alternative spelling: Viscacciidae
Parent taxon: Hystricomorpha according to F. Ameghino 1904
See also Rovereto 1914
Sister taxa: Ctenodactyloidea, Thryonomyoidea, Hystricognathi, Pseudoneoreomys, Paradoxomyidae, Coendidae
Subtaxa: Viscaccia
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Viscacidae in the database