Cricetus cricetus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Hamster

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Cricetinae
Genus : Cricetus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033871

Original name as described

Mus cricetus

Other common names

Black-bellied Hamster · European Hamster · German Marmot · Great Hamster

Type locality

"Habitat in Germania [= Germany]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Netherlands · Belgium · France · Germany · Czech Republic · Poland · Austria · Slovakia · Bosnia and Herzegovina? · Croatia? · Hungary · Serbia · Romania · Bulgaria · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Russia · Georgia? · Kazakhstan · China

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002207

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cricetus vulgaris stavropolicus

Satunin, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stavropolicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

GNMT 89. A

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119, 159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58560161 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58560201

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris babylonius

Nehring, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

babylonius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMB 771, NMB 839, NMB 840

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

360

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Cricetus cricetus fuscidorsis

Argyropulo, 1933

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuscidorsis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 17313

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

236

Authority publication

Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Cricetus cricetus tauricus

Ognev, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tauricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-2736

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-2736

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Rostov on the Don

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus cricetus latycranius

Ognev, 1922

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

latycranius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-32321

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-32321

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Биологические Известия государственного научно-исследовательского института им. Тимирязева

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus cricetus tomensis

Ognev, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tomensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-3354

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-3354

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Rostov on the Don

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Glis Cricetus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cricetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873160

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Hamster cricetus

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cricetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:167, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Mus variegatus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

141

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cricetus cricetus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cricetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

157

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #5529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #5529) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5529/111875852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mus cricetus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cricetus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033871

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637221) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Mus Cricetus germanicus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

germanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664267

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Cricetus germanicus niger

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific · preoccupied

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664267

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Hamster nigricans

(de Lacépède, 1799)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nigricans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Cricetus albus

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1009

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258261

Authority publication

Leipzig

Mus Cricetus fulvus

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

1010

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258262

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Cricetus niger

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

1009

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258261

Authority publication

Leipzig

Mus Cricetus variegatus

(Bechstein, 1801)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1009

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30258261

Authority publication

Leipzig

Cricetus vulgaris

É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  5. Lesson (1842:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris

Tiedemann, 1808

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

468

Authority publication

Landshut

Cricetus frumentarius

Pallas, 1811

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

frumentarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114094

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

cricetus vulgaris

A. G. Desmarest, 1822

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

309

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521715

Authority publication

Paris

Cricetus vulgaris albus

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

albus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476784

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris niger

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476784

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris varius

Fitzinger, 1867

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

varius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476784

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus frumentarius niger

M. N. Bogdanov, 1871

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

171

Authority publication

Trudy Obshchestva Estestvoispytatelei pri Imperatorskom Kazanskom Universitete

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Heliomys Jeudei

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jeudei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

418

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214479

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Cricetus vulgaris var. canescens

Nehring, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791369

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris var. rufescens

Nehring, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rufescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8791370

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus nehringi

Matschie, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nehringi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8798640

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris niger

Simroth, 1906

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

niger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

337

Authority publication

Biologisches Centralblatt

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus vulgaris stawropolicus

Satunin, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stawropolicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Tbilisi

Cricetus vulgaris stauropolicus

Lydekker, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stauropolicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51581837

Authority publication

Zoological Record

Heliomys jeudii

(G. S. Miller, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

jeudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8421921

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1043) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus frumentarius polychroma

Krulikovsky, 1916

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polychroma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Ouralienne d'amis des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus cricetus tomeniss

Ognev, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tomeniss

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Rostov on the Don

Cricetus cricetus fuscidorcis

Argyropulo, 1933

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fuscidorcis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

235

Authority publication

Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta

Cricetus cricetus babylonicus

Wepner, 1934

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

babylonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

438

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45372456

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Cricetus polychromata

V. A. Popov, 1960

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polychromata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Kazan

Cricetus cricetus laticranius

Gromov, Gureev, G. A. Novikov, Sokolov, Strelkov, & Chapskii, 1963

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

laticranius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

497

Authority publication

Moscow

Cricetus cricetus pannonicus

K. Neumann, 2013

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pannonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Poznań

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