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Ondatra annectens

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Fiber annectens was named by Brown (1908).

It was synonymized subjectively with Ondatra zibethicus by Martin (1993); it was recombined as Ondatra annectens by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Martin (1993) and Martin (1996).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Fiber annectens Brown
1911Fiber oregonus Hollister
1931Fiber oregonus Elftman p. 10
1944Ondatra kansasensis Hibbard
1980Ondatra annectens Kurten and Anderson p. 266
1993Ondatra annectens Martin
1996Ondatra annectens Martin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeOndatrini()
genusOndatraLink 1795
speciesannectens(Brown 1908)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Ondatra annectens Brown 1908
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Invalid names: Fiber oregonus Hollister 1911 [synonym], Ondatra kansasensis Hibbard 1944 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:22:03
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:47:52
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Gingerich 2003, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Ondatra annectens (123875 124319)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Ondatra annectens (20163 20306 20342 20413 20451 20560)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Ondatra annectens (20389)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (West Virginia) Ondatra annectens (20286 20554)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Arkansas) Ondatra annectens (20290)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Ondatra annectens (20293 20301 20352 20391 20562)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Ondatra annectens (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Ondatra annectens (20475) Ondatra sp. (20478)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nebraska) Ondatra annectens (20523)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Ondatra annectens (20369)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Ondatra annectens (123868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Fiber oregonus (93251)