Cricetus cricetus Linnaeus 1758 (European hamster)
Mammalia - Glires - Cricetidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 118984
Alternative combination: Mus cricetus
Synonym: Cricetus germanicus Kerr 1792 (taxon 233912)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Cricetus according to P. Mein and M. Freudenthal 1971
Sister taxa: Cricetus barrieri, Cricetus kormosi, Cricetus lophidens
Ecology: scansorial insectivore