Family Dasyproctidae Gray 1825 (caviomorph)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dasyproctidae
Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to N. S. Upham and B. D. Patterson 2015
See also Bonaparte 1850, Carroll 1988, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gadow 1898, Hay 1902, Huchon and Douzery 2001, Kramarz et al. 2010, Lavocat 1976, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Patterson and Wood 1982, Vucetich et al. 2010, Wood 1958 and Wood and Patterson 1959
Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Branisamys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys
Subtaxa: Alloiomys Australoprocta Coelogenus Dasyprocta Mesoprocta Myoprocta
Type: Dasyprocta
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
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