Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Parent taxon: Sigmodontinae according to L. O. Salles et al. 2006
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Abrothrix, Chelemys, Cordimus, Delomys, Euneomys, Geoxus, Handleyomys, Honeymys, Ichthyomyini, Ichthyurodon, Irenomys, Juliomys, Lundomys, Melanomys, Microryzomys, Miotomodon, Nectomys, Noronhomys, Oligoryzomys, Oryzomyalia, Panchomys, Phyllotini, Pseudoryzomys, Rhipidomys, Scolomys, Thomasomys, Wiedomyini, Wilfredomys
Subtaxa: Holochilus brasiliensis Holochilus chacarius Holochilus magnus Holochilus multannus Holochilus primigenus Holochilus sciureus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (5 collections), Bolivia (3), Brazil (5), Uruguay (2), Venezuela (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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