Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Mus cricetus
Synonym: Cricetus germanicus Kerr 1792
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Cricetus according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971
See also Allen 1895, Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Cricetus barrieri, Cricetus kormosi, Cricetus lophidens
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Czech Republic (3 collections), France (3), Germany (6), Hungary (13), Italy (11), Kazakhstan (1), Romania (12), the United Kingdom (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Hungary (2)
• Pliocene of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 54 collections each including a single occurrence
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