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Cricetus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetus was named by Leske (1779) [attributed by Allen 1895 to Kerr 1792 (apparently in error)]. It is extant. Its type is Cricetus cricetus.

It was assigned to Murina by Illiger (1811); to Cricetina by Gray (1825); to Cricetini by Baskin (1978); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
C. barrieri, C. cricetus (syn. C. germanicus) (type species), C. kormosi, C. lophidens
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. praeglacialis, C. runtonensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1779Cricetus Leske p. 168
1811Cricetus Illiger p. 85
1825Cricetus Gray p. 342
1978Cricetus Baskin p. 133
1997Cricetus McKenna and Bell

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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

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. Cricetus Leske 1779
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†Cricetus barrieri Mein and Michaux 1970
Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 [European hamster]
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Invalid names: Cricetus germanicus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
†Cricetus kormosi Schaub 1930
†Cricetus lophidens de Bruijn et al. 1970
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 13 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Spain (Castellon) C. kormosi (34928)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) C. kormosi (26752)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Granada) C. kormosi (35077)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) C. sp. A (32189)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Aragon) C. kormosi (35321 35346)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece C. sp. A (31924 31928 31940)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Greece (Rhodes) C. lophidens (68046)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) C. barrieri (65955)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Spain (Alicante) C. kormosi (68836)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kazakhstan C. cricetus (76289)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Spain (Granada) C. barrieri (35256)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) C. cricetus (35383 35473)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Poland C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (32240)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Poland C. sp. 3, C. runtonensis (33473)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland C. runtonensis (32485)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania C. cricetus (32192 32194 32195 32198 33973 33974 33975 34008 34009)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) C. runtonensis (35905)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Georgia C. sp. (56733)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) C. cricetus (43020)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ukraine C. sp. (41031 41037 41049)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) C. cricetus (35427 35457) C. praeglacialis, C. cricetus (35442) C. praeglacialis, C. runtonensis (35459)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) C. cricetus (35428 35431 35432)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Czech Republic C. cricetus (35907)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen) C. sp. (36213)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium C. sp. (34127)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) C. cricetus (50242)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Cote d'Or) C. cricetus (49084 49085)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary C. cricetus (35045 35047 35476 36706)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) C. cricetus (43642 43645 43655) C. sp., C. cricetus (43653)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) C. cricetus (50259)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) C. cricetus (36206)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Vicenza) C. cricetus (43665 43692 43696) C. vulgaris (43666)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania C. cricetus (34010 34011 34012) C. praeglacialis (40261)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) C. cricetus (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) C. cricetus (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) C. cricetus (50196) C. major (49999) C. major, C. cricetus (50049)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic C. cricetus (36214 36219)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Budapest) C. cricetus (35474)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Barany) C. praeglacialis (35463 35464 35465 35466 35467 35468 35469)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) C. major (50260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Trieste) C. cricetus (43701 43704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) C. bursae (50258)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kazakhstan C. cricetus (40497)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) C. cricetus (43631)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) C. cricetus (35462)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) C. cricetus (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom C. cricetus (93837)