Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Alternative spelling: Ctenomyinae
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to N. S. Upham and B. D. Patterson 2015
See also Arnal and Vucetich 2015, Carroll 1988, Fernández et al. 2000, Huchon and Douzery 2001, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999 and Wood 1958
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, 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: Actenomys Chasicomys Ctemys Ctenomys Eucelophorus Megactenomys Praectenomys Willidewu Xenodontomys
Ecology: fossorial herbivore
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