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Cricetus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetus was named by Leske (1779) [attributed by Allen 1895 to Kerr 1792 (apparently in error)]. It is extant. Its type is Cricetus cricetus.

It was assigned to Murina by Illiger (1811); to Cricetina by Gray (1825); to Cricetini by Baskin (1978); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
C. barrieri, C. cricetus (syn. C. germanicus) (type species), C. kormosi, C. lophidens
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. praeglacialis, C. runtonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1779Cricetus Leske p. 168
1811Cricetus Illiger p. 85
1825Cricetus Gray p. 342
1978Cricetus Baskin p. 133
1997Cricetus McKenna and Bell

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeCricetiniSimpson 1945
genusCricetusLeske 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.

G. Cricetus Leske 1779
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†Cricetus barrieri Mein and Michaux 1970
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 [European hamster]
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Invalid names: Cricetus germanicus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
†Cricetus kormosi Schaub 1930
†Cricetus lophidens de Bruijn et al. 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available