Lemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 (sagebrush vole)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Arvicola curtata, Lagurus curtatus, Microtus curtatus
Synonyms: Arvicola decurtata Coues 1877, Arvicola pallidus Merriam 1888, Arvicola pauperrima Cooper 1868
Belongs to Lemmiscus according to D. L. Wood and A. D. Barnosky 1994
See also Hall 1981 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (24: Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
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