Diaphoromys Kraglievich 1931 (caviomorph)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Branisamys, Briaromys, Carlesia, Colpostemma, Dinomys, Discolomys, Doellomys, Drytomomys, Eumegamyinae, Eumegamys, Eumegamysops, Eusigmomys, Ferigolomys, Gyriabrus, Josephoartigasia, Olenopsis, Paranamys, Pentastylodon, Pentastylomys, Potamarchinae, Protomegamys, Pseudosigmomys, Rusconia, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys, Telodontomys, Tetrastylomys

Subtaxa: Diaphoromys arctus Diaphoromys gamayensis Diaphoromys mesopotamicus

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Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 6 occurrences

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