#suborder_Hystricomorpha__Hystricomorpha  an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
  supertype:  #animal_order  the order of animals
  member of:  #order_Rodentia
  member:  #family_Hystricidae__Hystricidae  Old World porcupines
     member:  #Old_World_porcupine  terrestrial porcupine
     member:  #genus_Atherurus__Atherurus  a genus of Hystricidae
        member:  #brush-tailed_porcupine__brush-tail_porcupine  porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
     member:  #genus_Trichys__Trichys  a genus of Hystricidae
        member:  #long-tailed_porcupine__Trichys_lipura  porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
  member:  #family_Erethizontidae__Erethizontidae  New World arboreal porcupines
     member:  #New_World_porcupine  arboreal porcupine
     member:  #genus_Erethizon__Erethizon  a genus of Erethizontidae
        member:  #Canada_porcupine__Erethizon_dorsatum  porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
  member:  #family_Caviidae__Caviidae  a family of Hystricomorpha
     member:  #genus_Cavia__Cavia  type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
        member:  #cavy  short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
     member:  #genus_Dolichotis__Dolichotis  maras
        member:  #mara__Dolichotis_patagonum  hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
  member:  #family_Dasyproctidae__Dasyproctidae  agoutis and pacas
     member:  #genus_Dasyprocta__Dasyprocta  type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
        member:  #agouti__Dasyprocta_aguti  agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food
     member:  #genus_Cuniculus__Cuniculus  pacas
     member:  #genus_Stictomys__Stictomys  mountain pacas
        member:  #mountain_paca  rodent of mountains of western South America
  member:  #family_Capromyidae__Capromyidae  coypus
     member:  #genus_Myocastor__Myocastor  a genus of Capromyidae
        member:  #Myocastor_coypus__coypu__nutria  aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
  member:  #family_Chinchillidae__Chinchillidae  small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
     member:  #genus_Chinchilla  type genus of the Chinchillidae
        member:  #Chinchilla_laniger__chinchilla  small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
     member:  #genus_Lagidium__Lagidium  a genus of Chinchillidae
        member:  #mountain_chinchilla__mountain_viscacha  a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
     member:  #genus_Lagostomus__Lagostomus  viscachas
        member:  #viscacha__chinchillon__Lagostomus_maximus  gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
     member:  #genus_Abrocoma__Abrocoma  abrocomes
        member:  #abrocome__chinchilla_rat__rat_chinchilla__ratchinchilla  ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
  member:  #family_Bathyergidae__Bathyergidae  mole rats; sand rats
     member:  #genus_Bathyergus__Bathyergus  mole rats
        member:  #mole_rat.rodent__molerat  African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
     member:  #genus_Heterocephalus__Heterocephalus  sand rats
        member:  #sand_rat  small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas

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