Cricetus Leske, 1779 . Anfansgr. Naturg., 1:168.

REVIEWED BY: M. Andera (MA); O. L. Rossolimo (OLR); S. Wang (SW).

COMMENT: Kuznetsov, 1965, in Bobrinskii et al., 1965, Key to the Mammals of the U.S. S.R., Moscow, included Mesocricetus in this genus, but Corbet, 1978:90, 92, considered Mesocricetus a distinct genus; he stated that these taxa are in need of revision. Subfamily Cricetinae; see comment under Cricetidae .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008011000000.