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Subfamily Dactylomyinae Tate 1935 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to B. Patterson and R. Pascual 1968

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

Subtaxa: Thrinacodus

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution: found only at Mene de Inciarte Tar Seep (Quaternary of Venezuela)

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