Mammalia - Rodentia

Alternative spelling: Platacanthomyidae

Parent taxon: Muroidea according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Critopsinae, Eucricetodontidae, Eumuroida, Lophiomyinae, Myospalacinae, Pseudocricetodontidae, Spalacidae

Subtaxa: Neocometes, Platacanthomys

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore