Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Parent taxon: Caviidae according to M. E. Perez and D. Pol 2012
Sister taxa: Allocavia, Cardiomyinae, Cardiomys, Cavia, Caviinae, Caviodon, Caviops, Dolicavia, Dolichotinae, Dolichotis, Kerodon, Microcavia, Neocavia, Orthomyctera, Pascualia, Procardiomys, Prodolichotis, Propediolagus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (6 collections), Bolivia (5), Brazil (16), Colombia (2), Ecuador (1), El Salvador (1), Guatemala (3), Honduras (1), Mexico (3), Nicaragua (1), Panama (2), Peru (5), United States (34: California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia), Uruguay (3), Venezuela (3)
• Blancan of Mexico (3), United States (2: Arizona, Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Grenada (1)
• Pliocene of Argentina (5), Colombia (1), Venezuela (1)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 102 collections including 115 occurrences