Pitymys aratai Martin 1974 (vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Microtus aratai

Full reference: R. A. Martin. 1974. Fossil mammals from the Coleman IIA fauna, Sumter County. Pleistocene Mammals of Florida 35-99

Belongs to Pitymys according to C. A. Repenning 1983

See also Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin 1974 and Webb and Wilkins 1984

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 parvulus, Pitymys mcnowni, Pitymys cumberlandensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Coleman IIA, which is in an Irvingtonian sinkhole claystone/sandstone in Florida

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pitymys aratai in the database

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