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Cricetinae
Taxonomy
Cricetinae was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Muridae by Hay (1902); and to Cricetidae by Murray (1866), Baskin (1978), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Steppan et al. (2004), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Maridet et al. (2011) and Lindsay et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Muridae by Hay (1902); and to Cricetidae by Murray (1866), Baskin (1978), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Steppan et al. (2004), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Maridet et al. (2011) and Lindsay et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Cricetinae Fischer von Waldheim |
| 1866 | Cricetinae Murray |
| 1902 | Cricetinae Hay p. 726 |
| 1978 | Cricetinae Baskin p. 125 |
| 1980 | Cricetinae Kurten and Anderson p. 239 |
| 2004 | Cricetinae Steppan et al. p. 547 |
| 2005 | Cricetinae Wilson and Reeder |
| 2011 | Cricetinae Maridet et al. p. 449 |
| 2016 | Cricetinae Lindsay et al. p. 82 |
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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.
Subfm. Cricetinae Fischer von Waldheim 1817
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G. †Apocricetus Freudenthal et al. 1998
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†Apocricetus alberti Freudenthal et al. 1998
†Apocricetus angustidens Depéret 1890
†Apocricetus barrierei Mein and Michaux 1970
†Apocricetus plinii Freudenthal et al. 1991
Tr. †Cricetini Simpson 1945
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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
G. †Cricetinus Zdansky 1928
G. †Cricetulodon Hartenberger 1965
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†Cricetulodon bugesiensis Freudenthal et al. 1998
†Cricetulodon hartenbergeri Freudenthal 1967
†Cricetulodon lucentensis Freudenthal et al. 1991
†Cricetulodon meini Agustí 1986
†Cricetulodon sabadellensis Hartenberger 1965
G. Cricetulus Milne-Edwards 1867
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†Cricetulus grangeri Young 1927
Cricetulus griseus Milne-Edwards 1867
Cricetulus migratorius Pallas 1773
G. †Democricetodon Fahlbusch 1964
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†Democricetodon affinis Schaub 1925
†Democricetodon brevis Schaub 1925
†Democricetodon crassus Freudenthal 1967
†Democricetodon cretensis de Bruijn and Meulenkamp 1972
†Democricetodon franconicus Fahlbusch 1966
†Democricetodon freisingensis Fahlbusch 1964
†Democricetodon gaillardi Schaub 1925
†Democricetodon haltmari Joniak et al. 2017
†Democricetodon hispanicus Freudenthal 1967
†Democricetodon kaonou Mein and Ginsburg 1997
†Democricetodon khani de Bruijn et al. 1981
†Democricetodon minor Lartet 1851
†Democricetodon minor gracilis Fahlbusch 1964
†Democricetodon mutilus Fahlbusch 1964
†Democricetodon romieviensis Freudenthal 1963
†Democricetodon similis Fahlbusch 1964
†Democricetodon sulcatus Freudenthal 1967
†Democricetodon vindoboniensis Schaub and Zapfe 1953
G. Mesocricetus Nehring 1898
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Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse 1839 [Golden hamster]
†Mesocricetus primitivus de Bruijn et al. 1970
G. Neacomys Thomas 1900 [bristly mouse]
G. †Neocricetodon Schaub 1934
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†Neocricetodon ambarrensis Freudenthal et al. 1998
†Neocricetodon fahlbuschi Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
†Neocricetodon lavocati Hugueney and Mein 1965
†Neocricetodon occidentalis Aguilar 1982
†Neocricetodon polonicus Fahlbusch 1969
†Neocricetodon sesae Aquilar et al. 1995
†Neocricetodon skofleki Kordos 1987
Invalid names: Epicricetodon Kretzoi 1941 [synonym], Karstocricetus Kordos 1987 [synonym], Kowalskia Fahlbusch 1969 [synonym]
G. Phodopus Miller 1910 [small dessert hamster]
G. †Rotundomys Mein 1966
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†Rotundomys freiriensis Antunes and Mein 1979
†Rotundomys montisrotundi Schaub 1944
†Rotundomys mundi Calvo et al. 1979
Invalid names: Rotundomys bressanus microtoides Agustí 1981 [synonym]
G. †Symmetrodontomys Hibbard 1941
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†Symmetrodontomys beckensis Dalquest 1978
†Symmetrodontomys daamsi Martin et al. 2002
†Symmetrodontomys simplicidens Hibbard 1941
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Invalid names: Peromyscus sawrockensis Hibbard 1964 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leidymini Martin 1980 [empty], Peromyscini [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Holocene or 20.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.9 Ma
Collections (393 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | China (Xinjiang) | Democricetodon sp. (181068) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Pakistan (Baluchistan) | Democricetodon sp., Democricetodon species A (179935) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Spain (Navarre) | Democricetodon hispanicus (207107) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mongolia | Democricetodon sp. (180967) Democricetodon sui (180965) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Turkey (Manisa) | Democricetodon doukasi (207048) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Turkey | Democricetodon anatolicus (208574) Democricetodon anatolicus, Democricetodon doukasi (208575) Democricetodon anatolicus, Democricetodon haltmari (208576) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Greece (Lesvos) | Democricetodon sp. (186558) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Pakistan (Baluchistan) | Democricetodon sp., Democricetodon species A, Democricetodon khani (180602) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | China (Jiangsu) | Democricetodon brevis (13482) | |
| Miocene | Spain (Zaragoza) | Democricetodon gaillardi (35875) Democricetodon minor (36019) | |
| Miocene | Spain (Valencia) | Democricetodon hispanicus (35751) | |
| Miocene | USA (Wyoming) | Cricetinae indet. (18938) | |
| Miocene | South Korea (Gangwon-do) | Democricetodon indet. (137129) | |
| Miocene | Pakistan (Sindh) | Democricetodon sp. (176054 176055 176057) Democricetodon sp., Democricetodon kohatensis, Democricetodon indet. (176045 176046 176047 176048 176049 176050 176051 176052 176053) | |
| Miocene | Spain (Castellon) | Cricetus kormosi (34928) | |
| Miocene | Germany (Bayern) | Democricetodon schaubi, Democricetodon minor (48493) Democricetodon schaubi, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon affinis (48511) Democricetodon schaubi, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon similis, Democricetodon affinis, Democricetodon gaillardi (48514) | |
| Miocene | France (Vaucluse) | Cricetulodon occidentalis (201496) Democricetodon mutilus (201494 201495) Kowalskia lavocati (201497) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | Germany (Bayern) | Democricetodon schaubi, Democricetodon minor, Democricetodon similis (48515) | |
| Burdigalian | Spain (Valencia) | Democricetodon romieviensis (40031) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany (Bavaria) | Democricetodon mutilus (205184) | |