Cricetus cricetus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:60.
TYPE LOCALITY: Germany .
DISTRIBUTION: Belgium, C. Europe, W. Siberia and N. Kazakhstan to the upper Yenesei and the Altai (U.S. S. R.) and Sinkiang (China).
ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008011001001.