Hexolobodon Miller 1929 (spiny rat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae

Parent taxon: Echimyidae according to L. Marivaux et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Adelphomyinae, Carterodon, Chaetomyinae, Clyomys, Dactylomyinae, Dactylomys, Dicolpomys, Diplomys, Echimyinae, Eumysopinae, Eumysops, Euryzygomatomys, Gaimanomys, Haplostropha, Heteropsomyinae, Hoplomys, Isolobodon, Isothrix, Lonchothrix, Maruchito, Mesomys, Myocastor, Pampamys, Paradelphomys, Proatherura, Quebradahondomys, Reigechimys, Rhizoplagiodontia, Theridomysops, Thrichomys, Trinomys

Subtaxa: Hexolobodon phenax

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Haiti (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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