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Cricetus cricetus (European hamster)
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).
It was recombined as Cricetus cricetus by Thomas (1911) and Mein and Freudenthal (1971).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Mus cricetus Linnaeus p. 60 |
1792 | Cricetus germanicus Kerr |
1895 | Mus cricetus Allen p. 183 |
1911 | Cricetus cricetus Thomas p. 147 |
1971 | Cricetus cricetus Mein and Freudenthal |
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Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 [European hamster]
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Invalid names: Cricetus germanicus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available