Perognathus ancenensis Sutton and Korth 1995 (pocket mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Full reference: J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth. 1995. Rodents (Mammalia) from the Barstovian (Miocene) Anceney local fauna, Montana. Annals of Carnegie Museum 64(4):267-314

Belongs to Perognathus according to J. F. Sutton and W. W. Korth 1995

Sister taxa: Perognathus brevidens, Perognathus carpenteri, Perognathus coquorum, Perognathus dunklei, Perognathus flavescens, Perognathus flavus, Perognathus furlongi, Perognathus gidleyi, Perognathus henryredfieldi, Perognathus huastecensis, Perognathus inornatus, Perognathus longimembris, Perognathus maldei, Perognathus mclaughlini, Perognathus merriami, Perognathus minutus, Perognathus parvus, Perognathus pearlettensis, Perognathus rexroadensis, Perognathus saskatchewanensis, Perognathus stevei, Perognathus strigipredus, Perognathus trojectioansrum

Type specimen: Its type locality is Anceney, which is in a Barstovian channel sandstone in the Madison Valley Formation of Montana

Ecology: ground dwelling granivore-browser

Distribution: found only at Anceney

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