Ondatra minor Kretzoi 1955 (muskrat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combinations: Dolomys minor, Pliopotamys minor

Belongs to Ondatra according to R. A. Martin 1996

See also Hibbard 1959, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin 1993 and Zakrzewski 1969

Sister taxa: Ondatra annectens, Ondatra idahoensis, Ondatra meadensis, Ondatra zibethicus

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of United States (13: California, Idaho, Washington collections)

• Pliocene of United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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