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Cricetidae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	41724	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41724

Rank

family (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
subclass	Tribosphenida
infraclass	Eutheria
-	Placentalia	Owen 1837
-	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
-	Glires
order	Rodentia
infraorder	Myodonta	Schaub 1958
superfamily	Muroidea	Illiger 1811
family	Cricetidae	Fischer von Waldheim 1817

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Muroidea	stated without evidence	Wood, 1958
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Rodentia	stated without evidence	Johnson, 1966
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Muroidea	implied	McKenna and Bell, 1997
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Muroidea	stated with evidence	D'Elía, 2003
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Eumuroida	stated with evidence	Steppan et al., 2004
Cricetidae	subfamily	belongs to Muridae	stated without evidence	Seymour, 2004
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Muroidea	stated with evidence	Gomes Rodrigues et al., 2010
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Rodentia	stated without evidence	Korth, 2011
Cricetidae	family	belongs to Rodentia	implied	Vianey-Liaud et al., 2014

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

1,040

Extant Size (PBDB)

310 (30%)

First Recorded Appearance

48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Eutheria)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

herbivore (based on Rodentia)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Arvicolinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)	Vole	2,183	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cricetinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1,135	33.3 Ma Oligocene	0 Ma Extant
Cricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		255	33.9 Ma Oligocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
Cricetopinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		54	33.9 Ma Oligocene	20.0 Ma Miocene
Democricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	22.4 Ma Miocene
Eucricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		264	37.2 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Eumyarioninae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		127	33.9 Ma Oligocene	11.1 Ma Miocene
Melissiodontinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		29	37.2 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Microtinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		146	10.3 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Neotominae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Pappocricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		30	48.6 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Paracricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		31	37.2 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Pseudocricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		147	37.2 Ma Eocene	22.4 Ma Miocene
Raricricetodontinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Sigmodontinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		530	13.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Tylomyinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Hesperomyini tribe	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Neotomini tribe	listed (PBDB)		327	23.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Abelmoschomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	13.6 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
Aktaumys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	16.9 Ma Miocene	16.9 Ma Miocene
Allocricetus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		82	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Allospalax ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Alticola genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Anatolomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Andinomys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Antecalomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	13.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Aralocricetodon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Aratomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	7.25 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Argyromys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	33.9 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Baiomys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Pygmy Mouse	25	10.3 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Baranomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	5.33 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
Basirepomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	13.6 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Blancomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	7.25 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Chardinomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Cimarronomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Copemys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		155	23.0 Ma Miocene	4.20 Ma Pliocene
Dankomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	5.33 Ma Miocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Desmodillus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	7.25 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Dolomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		23	23.0 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Ellobius genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Mole-vole	18	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Eocricetodon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	37.2 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Eoeumys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Eolagurus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Steppe Lemming	4	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Eumys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		56	40.4 Ma Eocene	30.8 Ma Oligocene
Galushamys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Geringia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	30.8 Ma Oligocene	26.3 Ma Oligocene
Germanomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Gnomomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Goniodontomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	23.0 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Guildayomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Hibbardomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	4.90 Ma Pliocene	1.80 Ma Pleistocene
Hodomys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Ischymomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Isthmomys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Jacobsomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	10.3 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Kanisamys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	23.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Kislangia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Lagurus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Lartetomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	16.0 Ma Miocene	13.7 Ma Miocene
Laugaritiomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Leakeymys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	13.8 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Leidymys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		67	33.3 Ma Oligocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Lemmiscus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		28	5.33 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Leukaristomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Loupomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Microcricetus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Microtocricetus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.1 Ma Miocene
Microtodon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Microtoscoptes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Mictomys genus	listed (PBDB)	Bog Lemming	82	4.90 Ma Pliocene	0 Ma Extant
Mirrabella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	20.4 Ma Miocene	16.9 Ma Miocene
Myocricetodon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		43	23.0 Ma Miocene	8.70 Ma Miocene
Nannocricetus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	7.25 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
Nelsonia genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Ogmodontomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	10.3 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Palasiomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	48.6 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Paracricetulus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Paramicrotoscoptes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Paratarsomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Paronychomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	13.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Plesiocricetodon ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Plioctomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	4.90 Ma Pliocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Pliomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		112	5.33 Ma Miocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Pliotomodon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	10.3 Ma Miocene	10.3 Ma Miocene
Poamys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Podomys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	1.80 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Primus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	28.4 Ma Oligocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Promimomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	8.70 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Propliomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	5.33 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
Prosomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	10.3 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Prospalax ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	11.6 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Protatera ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	23.0 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Otomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudocricetops ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Pseudomyscus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	13.6 Ma Miocene	13.6 Ma Miocene
Pterospalax ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Repomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	13.6 Ma Miocene	4.90 Ma Pliocene
Rhinocricetus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	5.33 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
Rhizospalax ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Scottimus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	33.9 Ma Oligocene	26.3 Ma Oligocene
Sinocricetus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Stachomys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	5.33 Ma Miocene	3.20 Ma Pliocene
Trilophomys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Tyrrhenicola ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	1.81 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Ungaromys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	5.33 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Vallaris ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	23.0 Ma Miocene	20.0 Ma Miocene
Willeumys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	37.2 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Wilsoneumys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.3 Ma Oligocene
Yatkolamys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Zhungaromys ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	48.6 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Zramys ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Zygodontomys genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Cane Mice	4	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1817	Cricetidae Fischer von Waldheim
1958	Cricetidae Wood p. 172
1966	Cricetidae Johnson p. 80
1980	Cricetidae Kurten and Anderson p. 239
1997	Cricetidae McKenna and Bell
2003	Cricetidae D'Elía p. 307

Year	Name and Author
2004	Cricetinae Seymour
2004	Cricetidae Steppan et al. p. 547
2010	Cricetidae Gomes Rodrigues et al.
2011	Cricetidae Korth p. 137
2014	Cricetidae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 588

References

McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640

Wood A. E. (1958) Are there rodent suborders?, Systematic Zoology 7 4, 169-173

Johnson G. D. (1966) Small mammals of the Middle Oligocene of the Big Badlands of South Dakota, Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences 45, 78-83

Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442

D'Elía G. (2003) Phylogenetics of Sigmodontinae (Rodentia, Muroidea, Cricetidae), with special reference to the akodont group, and with additional comments on historical biogeography, Cladistics 19 4, 307-323

Seymour K. L. (2004) Pleistocene vertebrates from the pre-late Wisconsinan Mill Creek site, St. Clair County, Michigan, Michigan Academician 36, 181-211

Steppan S. J., Adkins R. M., et al (2004) Phylogeny and divergence-date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes, Systematic Biology 53 4, 533-553

Gomes Rodrigues H., Marivaux L., et al (2010) Phylogeny and systematic revision of Eocene Cricetidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from Central and East Asia: on the origin of cricetid rodents, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48 3, 259-268

Korth W. W. (2011) New Species of Cricetid Rodents (Mammalia) from the Late Miocene (Hemphillian) Previously Referred to Peromyscus pliocenicus Wilson, Annals of Carnegie Museum 79 2, 137-147 doi:10.2992/007.079.0205

Vianey-Liaud M., Comte B., et al (2014) A new early late Oligocene (MP 26) continental vertebrate fauna from Saint-Privat-des-Vieux (Alès Basin, Gard, Southern France), Geodiversitas 36 4, 565-622 doi:10.5252/g2014n4a4

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