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    Tylomyinae. and see below. The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is the either the largest or second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

  2. Cricetidae is an extremely diverse family of muroid rodents. This is one of the largest families of mammals, with 681 species in 130 genera and 6 subfamilies. The subfamilies of Cricetidae are: Arvicolinae (lemmings, voles, and muskrat), Cricetinae (hamsters), Lophiomyinae (crested rat), Neotominae (North American rats and mice), Sigmodontinae ...

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    The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is the either the largest or second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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  5. Mar 20, 2020 · Cricetus cricetus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a medium-sized cricetid commonly called the common hamster. A sexually dimorphic rodent of unique coloration with robust body, blunt head, short legs, and rudimentary tail, it is the largest hamster and the only species in the genus Cricetus. It is easily recognizable by a color pattern of contrasting dark ...

  6. Cricetines are most com­mon in dry, open habi­tats. They live in deserts, plains, sand dunes, steppes, shrub­lands, rocky foothills, river val­leys, agri­cul­tural fields, gar­dens, and or­chards. Ham­sters may be found at el­e­va­tions up to 3,600 me­ters. ( Car­leton and Musser, 1984; Nowak, 1999) Habitat Regions.

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