Subfamily Chaetomyinae Thomas 1897 (spiny rat)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to B. Patterson and A. E. Wood 1982
Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys
Subtaxa: Chaetomys
Type: Chaetomys
Ecology: scansorial herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chaetomyinae in the database