Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Arvicola montana
Synonyms: Arvicola longirostris Baird 1858, Arvicola nanus Merriam 1891, Microtus dutcheri Bailey 1898, Microtus nevadensis Bailey 1898
Belongs to Microtus according to E. R. Hall 1981
See also Elftman 1931 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
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 morlani, Microtus oaxacensis, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus oeconomus, Microtus paroperarius, Microtus pennsylvanicus, Microtus pinetorum, Microtus quasiater, Microtus richardsoni, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis, Microtus umbrosus, Microtus xanthognathus, Pitymys cumberlandensis, Pitymys mcnowni, Pitymys nemoralis, Pitymys parvulus, Pitymys aratai
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: Oregon, Utah collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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