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Mesocricetus
Taxonomy
Mesocricetus was named by Nehring (1898). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Cricetinae by Steppan et al. (2004), Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Cricetinae by Steppan et al. (2004), Wilson and Reeder (2005).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1898 | Mesocricetus Nehring p. 49 |
| 1997 | Mesocricetus McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Mesocricetus Steppan et al. p. 539 |
| 2005 | Mesocricetus Wilson and Reeder |
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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. Mesocricetus Nehring 1898
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Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse 1839 [Golden hamster]
†Mesocricetus primitivus de Bruijn et al. 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available