Synonym: Ameghinomys Verzi et al. 2017 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to S. F. Vizcaíno et al. 2022
See also Arnal and Vucetich 2015, Arnal et al. 2017, Kramarz 2004, Kramarz et al. 2010, McKenna and Bell 1997, Verzi et al. 2014, Verzi et al. 2017, Vucetich et al. 2015 and Vucetich et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Myocastoridae, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Acarechimys constans Acarechimys gracilis Acarechimys leucotheae Acarechimys minutissimus Acarechimys minutus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (30 collections), Bolivia (3), Chile (5), Colombia (2), Peru (3)
• Deseadan of Argentina (1)
Total: 44 collections including 82 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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