Cricetidae
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 either the largest or second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
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Cricetidae is a family of rodents that includes hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice, with over 870 species found across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It is one of the largest families of mammals, making it an important group for understanding mammalian diversity and distribution.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
倉鼠科（学名：Cricetidae）是啮齿目鼠總科中的一个科，它包括仓鼠、田鼠、旅鼠、偷吃鼠、新世界鼠等。仓鼠科有约600个种类，是哺乳动物中第二大的科。 倉鼠科的定义在生物分类学历史中曾多次变化。今天这个科与鼠总科的其他的其他科一起并列。过去曾经有多个其他鼠总科的动物被列入仓鼠科，如丽仓鼠属、沙鼠、冠鼠、鼢鼠等。基因学分析表明这些鼠类不属于仓鼠科。
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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 either the largest or second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.
== Characteristics == The cricetids are small mammals, ranging from just in length and in weight in the New World pygmy mouse up to and in the muskrat. The length of their tails varies greatly in relation to their bodies, and they may be either furred or sparsely haired. The fur of most species is brownish in colour, often with a white underbelly, but many other patterns exist, especially in the cricetine and arvicoline subfamilies.