Template:Cladogram of Echimyidae and Capromyidae genera/doc

Genus-level cladogram of the Echimyidae and Capromyidae rodents, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.

The arboreal taxa Echimys, Phyllomys, Makalata, Pattonomys, Toromys, Dactylomys, Olallamys, Kannabateomys, Diplomys, Santamartamys, Lonchothrix, Mesomys and Isothrix form the Echimyini clade. However, these 13 arboreal genera together with Callistomys constitute a polyphyletic assemblage (green bar).

The fossorial taxa Euryzygomatomys, Clyomys, and Carterodon constitute a polyphyletic assemblage (red bar).

The root of the cladogram is also indicated: it can be seen as the most recent common ancestor of all taxa of the phylogenetic tree.

Usage
Cladogram for use in the Echimyidae and Capromyidae articles, and in the articles for each of their subtaxa (subfamilies, tribes, and genera). yields: