Family Spalacidae Gray 1821 (mouse)
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. The London Medical Repository Monthly Journal and Review 15:296-310
Parent taxon: Muroidea according to S. J. Steppan et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Critopsinae, Eucricetodontidae, Eumuroida, Lophiomyinae, Myospalacinae, Platacanthomyinae, Pseudocricetodontidae
Subtaxa: Cannomys, Heramys, Nannospalax, Rhizomyinae, Spalacinae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore