Myoprocta Thomas 1903 (acouchi)
Mammalia - Glires - Dasyproctidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 159111
Parent taxon: Dasyproctidae according to T. S. Palmer 1904
Sister taxa: Alloiomys, Australoprocta, Dasyprocta, Incamys, Mesoprocta, Microscleromys, Neoreomys
Subtaxa: Myoprocta acouchy, Myoprocta milleri, Myoprocta pratti
Ecology: scansorial insectivore