Clade Mammaliaformes Rowe 1988 [Rowe 1988]
   [crown] Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
     Subclass Theriiformes (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 see Division Theriiformes
       Infraclass Holotheria (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 see [unranked] Holotheria
         Superlegion Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975 see [unranked] Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975
           Legion Cladotheria McKenna, 1975 see [unranked] Cladotheria McKenna, 1975
             Sublegion Zatheria McKenna, 1975 see [unranked] Zatheria McKenna, 1975
               Infralegion Tribosphenida McKenna, 1975 see Sublegion Boreosphenida
                 Supercohort Theria (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 - therians see [unranked] Theria
                   Cohort Placentalia (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 - placentals
                     Magnorder Epitheria (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997 see Cohort Placentalia (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
                       Superorder Preptotheria (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, 1993
                         Grandorder Anagalida (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975 see Order Anagalida Szalay & McKenna, 1971
                           Mirorder Simplicidentata Weber, 1904
                             Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                               Suborder Myomorpha Brandt, 1855
                                 Infraorder Myodonta (Schaub, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
                                   Superfamily Muroidea Batsch, 1788
                                     Family Muridae Batsch, 1788 - rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils
                                       Subfamily Sigmodontinae (Wagner, 1843) Thomas, 1897
                                         Tribe Neotomini (Merriam, 1894) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
                                           Genus Nelsonia Merriam, 1897 - Nelson's wood rat