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Myodes rutilus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus rutilus was named by Pallas (1779) [Holarctic, type specimen Eurasian]. It is extant. It is the type species of Clethrionomys, Evotomys.

It was recombined as Clethrionomys rutilus by Tilesius (1850), Palmer (1928) and Wilson and Reeder (1993); it was recombined as Evotomys rutilus by Coues (1874); it was recombined as Myodes rutilus by Pallas (1811) and Galewski et al. (2006).

Synonyms
  • Clethrionomys albiventer was named by Hall and Gilmore (1932). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys rutilus by Rausch (1952) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys alascensis was named by Miller (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys rutilus by Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys dawsoni was named by Merriam (1888). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys rutilus by Rausch (1950) and Hall (1981).
  • Evotomys orca was named by Merriam (1900). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Clethrionomys rutilus by Rausch (1950) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1779Mus rutilus Pallas
1811Myodes rutilus Pallas
1850Clethrionomys rutilus Tilesius
1874Evotomys rutilus Coues
1888Evotomys dawsoni Merriam
1898Evotomys alascensis Miller
1900Evotomys orca Merriam
1928Clethrionomys rutilus Palmer
1932Clethrionomys albiventer Hall and Gilmore
1993Clethrionomys rutilus Wilson and Reeder
2006Myodes rutilus Galewski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeMyodiniKretzoi 1969
genusMyodesPallas 1811
speciesrutilus(Pallas 1779)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Myodes rutilus Pallas 1779
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Invalid names: Clethrionomys albiventer Hall and Gilmore 1932 [synonym], Evotomys alascensis Miller 1898 [synonym], Evotomys dawsoni Merriam 1888 [synonym], Evotomys orca Merriam 1900 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:37:55
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:37:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (New Mexico) Clethrionomys rutilus (20510 20513)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Clethrionomys rutilus (20626)