Euryzygomatomyinae
| Euryzygomatomyinae | |
|---|---|
| Trinomys, a member of the subfamily Euryzygomatomyinae. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Parvorder: | Caviomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Octodontoidea |
| Family: | Echimyidae |
| Subfamily: | Euryzygomatomyinae Fabre et al. 2017 |
| Genera | |
Euryzygomatinae is a subfamily of rodents, proposed in 2017, and containing three extant genera of spiny Echimyidae: Clyomys, Euryzygomatomys, and Trinomys.
Members of this echimyid subfamily all share an origin in the eastern part of Brazil, close to the Atlantic Forest.