Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Arvicola gapperi, Evotomys gapperi
Synonyms: Evotomys carolinensis Merriam 1888, Evotomys caurinus Bailey 1898, Evotomys fuscodorsalis Allen 1894, Evotomys galei Merriam 1890, Evotomys idahoensis Merriam 1891, Evotomys limitis Bailey 1913, Evotomys nivarius Bailey 1897, Evotomys occidentalis Merriam 1890, Evotomys phaeus Swarth 1911, Evotomys proteus Bangs 1897, Evotomys pygmaeus Rhoads 1894, Evotomys ungava Bailey 1897, Evotomys wrangeli Bailey 1897
Belongs to Clethrionomys according to E. R. Hall 1981
See also Hall 1931, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Myodes andersoni, Myodes glareolus, Myodes rutilus, Clethrionomys californicus, Arvicola (Evotomys) intermedius
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan collections), United States (35: Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
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