Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Pitymys meadensis, Terricola meadensis
Belongs to Microtus according to C. J. Bell and G. S. Bever 2006
See also Bell and Barnosky 2000, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Mead et al. 1996, Repenning 1983, Repenning and Brouwers 1992 and Wood and Barnosky 1994
Sister taxa: Arvicola didelta, Arvicola involuta, Microtus (Stenocranius), Microtus (Tyrrhenicola), Microtus agrestis, Microtus arvalis, Microtus australis, Microtus brecciensis, Microtus bucharicus, Microtus californicus, Microtus chrotorrhinus, 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 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 cumberlandensis, Pitymys nemoralis, Pitymys aratai, Pitymys parvulus, Pitymys mcnowni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (24: California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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