Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Pitymys pinetorum, Psammomys pinetorum
Belongs to Microtus according to C. J. Bell and G. S. Bever 2006
See also Hay 1902, Hulbert and Pratt 1998, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Pfaff 1990, Repenning 1983, Repenning and Grady 1988, Wilson 1967 and Zakrzewski 1985
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 mexicanus, Microtus middendorffi, Microtus miguelensis, Microtus miurus, Microtus montanus, Microtus morlani, Microtus oaxacensis, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus oeconomus, Microtus paroperarius, Microtus pennsylvanicus, 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 (27: Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia collections)
Total: 27 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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