Ondatra Link 1795 (muskrat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Synonyms: Anaptogonia Cope 1899, Neondatra Hibbard 1937, Pliopotamys Hibbard 1937

Parent taxon: Ondatrini according to T. Galewski et al. 2006

See also Albright et al. 2019, Alroy 2002, Gray 1825, Hay 1902, Hibbard 1941, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin 1996, Martin et al. 2002, McKenna and Bell 1997, Miller 1976, Shoshani et al. 1989 and Wilson 1967

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Ondatra annectens Ondatra idahoensis Ondatra meadensis Ondatra minor Ondatra zibethicus

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Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (9: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon collections), United States (113: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Blancan of United States (54: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Wyoming)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 177 collections including 181 occurrences

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