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Ondatra idahoensis minor

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Ondatra idahoensis minor was named by Wilson (1933) [originally named as O. idahoensis minor by R Wilson 1933; moved with that species to Pliopotamys by Hibbard 1941b]. Its type specimen is USNM 12624, a mandible (incomplete right ramus with m1-m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dolomys minor by Kretzoi (1955); it was synonymized subjectively with Pliopotamys idahoensis by Hibbard (1956) and Hibbard (1957); it was recombined as Pliopotamys minor by Hibbard (1959), Zakrzewski (1969), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Martin (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Ondatra zibethicus by Martin (1993); it was recombined as Ondatra minor by Martin (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by J. Marcot on 2026-05-31; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Ondatra idahoensis minor Wilson p. 135 figs. Figure 8a
1955Dolomys minor Kretzoi
1959Pliopotamys minor Hibbard pp. 26-29 figs. Figs. 6 A-F
1969Pliopotamys minor Zakrzewski
1980Pliopotamys minor Kurten and Anderson p. 265
1993Pliopotamys minor Martin
1996Ondatra minor Martin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeOndatrini()
genusOndatraLink 1795
speciesidahoensis
subspeciesminor

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.

Ondatra idahoensis minor Wilson 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:22:03
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:47:52
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gingerich 2003, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available