Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combinations: Cricetodon breve, Democricetodon minor brevis
Belongs to Democricetodon according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971
See also Fahlbusch 1964
Sister taxa: Copemys barstowensis, Copemys esmeraldensis, Copemys lindsayi, Copemys longidens, Copemys loxodon, Copemys pagei, Copemys pisinnus, Copemys russelli, Copemys shotwelli, Copemys tenuis, Democricetodon fejfari, Democricetodon crassus, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon franconicus, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon hispanicus, Democricetodon haltmari, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon kaonou, Democricetodon mutilus, Democricetodon vindoboniensis, Democricetodon sulcatus, Democricetodon khani, Democricetodon gaillardi, Democricetodon freisingensis, Democricetodon romieviensis
Type specimen: NMB GA 83, a mandible (with m1-m3)
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (3), France (3), Germany (2), Romania (1), Serbia (1), Switzerland (6)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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