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Taxon profile

suborder

Hystricomorpha

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals

Scientific synonyms

Hystricognatha
Hystricognathi

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 26

family Bathyergidae - mole rats
family Caviidae
family Hystricidae - Old World Porcupines
family Myocastoridae - coypus
family Petromuridae
family Phiomyidae
family Thryonomyidae - cane rats
family Erethizontidae - new world porcupines
family Chinchillidae - chinchillas and viscachas
family Dinomyidae - giant rats
family Dasyproctidae - agoutis and acuchis
family Agoutidae - pacas
family Ctenomyidae - tucu-tucus
family Octodontidae
family Abrocomidae - chinchilla rats
family Echimyidae - spiny rats
family Capromyidae - West Indian hutias
family Heptaxodontidae - giant hutias
family Diatomyidae Mein & Ginsburg, 1997

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Explanations

extinct taxon