Cricetulus

Cricetulus
Ratlike Hamsters
Temporal range: Late Miocene to Recent
Chinese hamster, white-spotted type
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Cricetinae
Genus: Cricetulus
Milne-Edwards, 1867
Species

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Cricetulus is a genus of rodent in the family, Cricetidae (voles and hamsters). It has seven member species. They inhabit arid or semi-arid regions in Eurasia.

They tend to be more ratlike in appearance than typical hamsters, hence the common name "ratlike hamster."

Members of the genera Allocricetulus, Tscherskia, and Cansumys are often called ratlike hamsters and are considered to be members of the genus Cricetulus by many authorities.

Species

  • Cricetulus alticola - Tibetan Dwarf Hamster
  • Cricetulus barabensis - Chinese Dwarf Hamster
  • Cricetulus griseus - Chinese Hamster
  • Cricetulus kamensis - Kam Dwarf Hamster
  • Cricetulus longicaudatus - Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
  • Cricetulus migratorius - Grey Dwarf Hamster
  • Cricetulus sokolovi - Sokolov's Dwarf Hamster

References

  • Duff, A. and A. Lawson. 2004. Mammals of the World A Checklist. New Haven, Yale University Press.
  • Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1936 pp. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9

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