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Cricetus cricetus (European hamster)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus cricetus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Cricetus.

It was recombined as Cricetus cricetus by Thomas (1911) and Mein and Freudenthal (1971).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. praeglacialis, C. runtonensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Mus cricetus Linnaeus p. 60
1792Cricetus germanicus Kerr
1895Mus cricetus Allen p. 183
1911Cricetus cricetus Thomas p. 147
1971Cricetus cricetus Mein and Freudenthal

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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
speciescricetus()

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.

Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 [European hamster]
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Invalid names: Cricetus germanicus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available