Cricetidae Fischer, 1817
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D3878E-FFAC-FFA4-E865-1687FC7E55CD |
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Carolina |
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Cricetidae Fischer, 1817 |
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Family Cricetidae Fischer, 1817 View in CoL
The cricetid rodents are one of the largest and most successful radiations in mammals. The family is the second largest in Mammalia, second only to murids, comprising 765 species grouped into 142 genera ( Pardiñas et al., 2017). Five subfamilies are currently recognized within the family, with only three of those occurring in the New World: Neotominae, Sigmodontinae , and Tylomyinae ( Pardiñas et al., 2017).
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