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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
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kazakhstan Cricetus cricetus (76289)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Cricetus cricetus (35383 35473)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Cricetus cricetus (43020)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Cricetus cricetus (32192 32194 32195 32198 33973 33974 33975 34008 34009)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) Cricetus cricetus (35427 35442 35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Cricetus cricetus (35428 35431 35432)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Czech Republic Cricetus cricetus (35907)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Cricetus cricetus (50242)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Cote d'Or) Cricetus cricetus (49084 49085)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Cricetus cricetus (34010 34011 34012)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Cricetus cricetus (50259)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Cricetus cricetus (43642 43645 43653 43655)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Cricetus cricetus (35045 35047 35476 36706)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Vicenza) Cricetus cricetus (43665 43692 43696) Cricetus vulgaris (43666)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Cricetus cricetus (36206)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Cricetus cricetus (50049 50196)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Cricetus cricetus (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Cricetus cricetus (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Trieste) Cricetus cricetus (43701 43704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Budapest) Cricetus cricetus (35474)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic Cricetus cricetus (36214 36219)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kazakhstan Cricetus cricetus (40497)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) Cricetus cricetus (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Cricetus cricetus (43631)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Cricetus cricetus (35462)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Cricetus cricetus (93837)