†subfamily Critopsinae Matthew and Granger 1923 (mouse)
Parent taxon: Muroidea according to H. de Bruijn and W. von Koenigswald 1994
Sister taxa: Eucricetodontidae, Eumuroida, Lophiomyinae, Myospalacinae, Platacanthomyinae, Pseudocricetodontidae, Spalacidae
Subtaxa: Enginia
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore