Taxonomy Profile: Cricetulus (Milne-Edwards 1867)

Cricetulus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Allocricetus
Schaub 1930
Cricetinus
Zdansky 1928
Moldavimus
Samson and Radulesco 1973
Urocricetus
Satunin 1903
Common Name(s):
Dwarf Hamsters []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cricetulus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Genus : Cricetulus
Dwarf Hamsters |
Cricetulus Direct Children(s):
Cricetulus alticola
(Thomas 1917)
Cricetulus barabensis
(Pallas 1773)
Cricetulus kamensis
(Satunin 1903)
Cricetulus longicaudatus
(Milne-Edwards 1867)
Cricetulus migratorius
(Pallas 1773)
Cricetulus sokolovi
(Orlov and Malygin 1988)
Cricetulus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Cricetulus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Cricetulus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Cricetulus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cricetulus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Cricetulus
Cricetulus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cricetulus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: See comments under subfamily. Genus documented from the late Miocene of Europe and early Pliocene of Asia (McKenna and Bell, 1997)