Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to M. Arnal and M. G. Vucetich 2015
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Patterson and Pascual 1968, Verzi et al. 2014 and Wood and Patterson 1959
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, 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, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Spaniomys biplicatus Spaniomys modestus Spaniomys riparius
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
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