Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Arvicola mexicana
Synonyms: Arvicola mogollonensis Mearns 1890, Arvicola phaeus Merriam 1892, Microtus fulviventer Merriam 1898
Belongs to Microtus according to E. R. Hall 1981
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Schultz and Howard 1935
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 meadensis, 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 (3 collections), United States (3: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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