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Cricetulus migratorius

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus migratorius was named by Pallas (1773). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cricetulus migratorius by van de Weerd (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. barabensis, C. grizai, C. simionescui, C. varians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1773Mus migratorius Pallas
1973Cricetulus migratorius van de Weerd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusCricetulusMilne-Edwards 1867
speciesmigratorius(Pallas 1773)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 15 - MN 164.16 - 2.245Ukraine Cricetulus migratorius (50943)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece Cricetulus migratorius (34767)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece (Peloponnisos) Cricetulus migratorius (34766)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Türkiye Cricetulus migratorius (39314)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Greece (Thessaly) Cricetulus migratorius (34808)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Israel Cricetulus migratorius (192424 192425)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece (Chios) Cricetulus migratorius (204077)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania (Central Dobrogea) Cricetulus migratorius (40805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Cricetulus migratorius (43629)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Pella) Cricetulus migratorius (204957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Cricetulus migratorius (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece Cricetulus migratorius (203847 204954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnese) Cricetulus migratorius (204955)