Ondatra idahoensis Wilson 1933 (muskrat)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Pliopotamys idahoensis

Synonyms: Anaptogonia cloacina Cope 1896, Anaptogonia hiatidens Cope 1871, Arvicola hiatidens Cope 1871, Microtus hiatidens Cope 1871, Ondatra hiatidens Cope 1871, Sycium cloacinum Cope 1896

Full reference: R. W. Wilson. 1933. A rodent fauna from later Cenozoic beds of southwestern Idaho. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 440(8):117-135

Belongs to Ondatra according to L. B. Albright et al. 2019

See also Hay 1902, Hibbard 1941, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin 1993, Martin 1996, Miller 1976, Repenning et al. 1995, Shotwell 1970 and Wilson 1933

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

Type specimens:

  • Ondatra idahoensis: Its type locality is Jackass Butte (USGS 20764), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Idaho
  • Anaptogonia cloacina: Its type locality is Port Kennedy Cave, which is in an Irvingtonian cave horizon in Pennsylvania.
  • Arvicola hiatidens: Its type locality is Port Kennedy Cave, which is in an Irvingtonian cave horizon in Pennsylvania.

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (14: Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas collections)

• Blancan of United States (27: Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska)

Total: 41 collections including 42 occurrences

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