Synonym: Villarroelomys Hartenberger 1975
Full reference: R. Hoffstetter and R. Lavocat. 1970. Découverte dans le Déséadien de Bolivia de genres pentalophodontes appuyant les affinités africaines des Rongeurs Caviomorphes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris 271:172-175
Parent taxon: Cavioidea according to M. Boivin et al. 2019
See also Hartenberger 1975, Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970, Lavocat 1976, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Patterson and Wood 1982
Sister taxa: Agoutidae, Andemys, Asteromys, Banderomys, Caviidae, Chubutomys, Cuniculidae, Dasyproctidae, Eobranisamys, Eocardia, Eocardiidae, Guiomys, Hydrochoeridae, Luantus, Microcardiodon, Neoreomys, Soriamys
Subtaxa: Branisamys luribayensis
Type: Branisamys luribayensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Deseadan of Bolivia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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