†Branisamys Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970 (caviomorph)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Synonym: Villarroelomys Hartenberger 1975
Parent taxon: Dinomyidae according to B. Patterson and A. E. Wood 1982
Sister taxa: Colpostemma, Diaphoromys, Dinomys, Eumegamyinae, Gyriabrus, Olenopsis, Potamarchus, Scleromys, Simplimus, Telicomys
Subtaxa: Branisamys luribayensis
Type: Branisamys luribayensis
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-folivore