Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Microtus cumberlandensis
Belongs to Pitymys according to C. A. Repenning 1983
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, Pfaff 1990, Repenning and Grady 1988 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 pinetorum, Microtus quasiater, Microtus richardsoni, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis, Microtus umbrosus, Microtus xanthognathus, Pitymys nemoralis, Pitymys aratai, Pitymys parvulus, Pitymys mcnowni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: Arkansas, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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