Diplomys

The genus contains the following species:

• Colombian soft-furred spiny rat (Diplomys caniceps)
• Rufous soft-furred spiny rat (Diplomys labilis)

Diplomys is a member of the Echimyini clade of arboreal Echimyidae rodents. The closest relative of Diplomys is Santamartamys, reflecting the fact that these taxa have once been classified in the same genus.{{MSW3 Hystricognathi | id = 13400428 | page = | heading = Species Diplomys rufodorsalis}} These two genera constitute the sister group of the "Dactylomyines", a clade of South American bamboo rats.{{Cite book|title=Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I|last1=Fabre|first1=Pierre-Henri|last2=Patton|first2=James L.|author2-link=James L. Patton|last3=Leite|first3=Yuri L. R.|year=2016|isbn=978-84-941892-3-4|editor-last1=Wilson|editor-first1=Don E.|editor-last2=Lacher|editor-first2=Thomas E. Jr|editor-last3=Mittermeier|editor-first3=Russell A.|publisher=Lynx Edicions|location=Barcelona|pages=552–641|chapter=Family Echimyidae (hutias, South American spiny-rats and coypu)|title-link=Handbook of the Mammals of the World}} All these taxa are closely related to the genera Echimys, Phyllomys, Makalata, Pattonomys, and Toromys. In turn, these genera share phylogenetic affinities with the clade containing Lonchothrix and Mesomys, and with Isothrix.{{Cite journal|last1=Fabre|first1=Pierre-Henri|last2=Upham|first2=Nathan S.|last3=Emmons|first3=Louise H.|author-link3=Louise H. Emmons|last4=Justy|first4=Fabienne|last5=Leite|first5=Yuri L. R.|last6=Loss|first6=Ana Carolina|last7=Orlando|first7=Ludovic|last8=Tilak|first8=Marie-Ka|last9=Patterson|first9=Bruce D.|last10=Douzery|first10=Emmanuel J. P.|date=2017-03-01|title=Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats|journal=Molecular Biology and Evolution|volume=34|issue=3|pages=613–633|doi=10.1093/molbev/msw261|pmid=28025278|issn=0737-4038|doi-access=free}}

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|title=Genus-level cladogram of the Echimyini.

|caption=The cladogram has been reconstructed from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA characters.{{Cite journal |last1=Lara |first1=Márcia C. |last2=Patton |first2=James L. |author-link2=James L. Patton |last3=da Silva |first3=Maria Nazareth F. |year=1996 |title=The Simultaneous Diversification of South American Echimyid Rodents (Hystricognathi) Based on Complete Cytochrome b Sequences |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=403–413 |doi=10.1006/mpev.1996.0035|pmid=8728398 |bibcode=1996MolPE...5..403L }}{{Cite journal |last1=Leite |first1=Yuri L. R. |last2=Patton |first2=James L. |author-link2=James L. Patton |year=2002 |title=Evolution of South American spiny rats (Rodentia, Echimyidae): the star-phylogeny hypothesis revisited |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=455–464 |doi=10.1016/s1055-7903(02)00279-8|pmid=12450750 |bibcode=2002MolPE..25..455L }}{{Cite journal |last1=Galewski |first1=Thomas |last2=Mauffrey |first2=Jean-François |last3=Leite |first3=Yuri L. R. |last4=Patton |first4=James L. |last5=Douzery |first5=Emmanuel J. P. |year=2005 |title=Ecomorphological diversification among South American spiny rats (Rodentia; Echimyidae): a phylogenetic and chronological approach |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=601–615 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2004.11.015|pmid=15683932 |bibcode=2005MolPE..34..601G }}{{Cite journal |last1=Upham |first1=Nathan S. |last2=Patterson |first2=Bruce D. |year=2012 |title=Diversification and biogeography of the Neotropical caviomorph lineage Octodontoidea (Rodentia: Hystricognathi) |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=63 |issue=2 |pages=417–429 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2012.01.020|pmid=22327013 |bibcode=2012MolPE..63..417U }}{{Cite journal |last1=Fabre |first1=Pierre-Henri |last2=Galewski |first2=Thomas |last3=Tilak |first3=Marie-ka |last4=Douzery |first4=Emmanuel J. P. |date=2013-03-01 |title=Diversification of South American spiny rats (Echimyidae): a multigene phylogenetic approach |journal=Zoologica Scripta |language=en |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=117–134 |doi=10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00572.x |s2cid=83639441 |issn=1463-6409}}{{Cite journal|last1=Loss|first1=Ana|last2=Moura|first2=Raquel T.|last3=Leite|first3=Yuri L. R.|date=2014|title=Unexpected phylogenetic relationships of the painted tree rat Callistomys pictus (Rodentia: Echimyidae)|url=http://www.naturezaonline.com.br/natureza/conteudo/pdf/05_LossACetal_132-136.pdf|journal=Natureza on Line|volume=12|pages=132–136}}{{Cite journal |last1=Fabre |first1=Pierre-Henri |last2=Vilstrup |first2=Julia T. |last3=Raghavan |first3=Maanasa |last4=Der Sarkissian |first4=Clio |last5=Willerslev |first5=Eske |last6=Douzery |first6=Emmanuel J. P. |last7=Orlando |first7=Ludovic |date=2014-07-01 |title=Rodents of the Caribbean: origin and diversification of hutias unravelled by next-generation museomics |journal=Biology Letters |language=en |volume=10 |issue=7 |pages=20140266 |doi=10.1098/rsbl.2014.0266 |pmid=25115033 |issn=1744-9561|pmc=4126619 }}{{Cite book |title=Biology of caviomorph rodents: diversity and evolution |last1=Upham |first1=Nathan S. |last2=Patterson |first2=Bruce D. |publisher=SAREM Series A, Mammalogical Research — Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos |year=2015 |editor-last1=Vassallo |editor-first1=Aldo Ivan |location=Buenos Aires |pages=63–120 |chapter=Evolution of Caviomorph rodents: a complete phylogeny and timetree for living genera |editor-last2=Antenucci |editor-first2=Daniel}}

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