Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Arvicola chrotorrhinus
Belongs to Microtus according to T. Galewski et al. 2006
See also Hall 1981 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Arvicola didelta, Arvicola involuta, Microtus (Stenocranius), Microtus (Tyrrhenicola), Microtus agrestis, Microtus arvalis, Microtus australis, Microtus brecciensis, Microtus bucharicus, Microtus californicus, Microtus drummondi, Microtus duodecimcostatus, Microtus eleniae, Microtus epimticeps, Microtus guatemalensis, Microtus guentheri, Microtus guildayi, Microtus hibbardi, Microtus irene, Microtus kikuchii, Microtus leucurus, Microtus llanensis, Microtus longicaudus, Microtus mandarinus, Microtus meadensis, Microtus mexicanus, Microtus middendorffi, Microtus miguelensis, Microtus miurus, Microtus montanus, Microtus morlani, Microtus oaxacensis, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus oeconomus, Microtus paroperarius, Microtus pennsylvanicus, Microtus pinetorum, Microtus quasiater, Microtus richardsoni, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis, Microtus umbrosus, Microtus xanthognathus, Pitymys aratai, Pitymys cumberlandensis, Pitymys mcnowni, Pitymys nemoralis, Pitymys parvulus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (16: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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