Cricetidae, Fischer, 1817
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4397.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DAB14765-7C9C-41FF-9ECF-563B82B9D258 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5991725 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C32887CB-FF81-BA72-FF3D-FA01FD69ECBC |
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Plazi |
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Cricetidae |
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Family Cricetidae View in CoL
Most members of this family have well developed cheek pouches. Tail is usually short and densely covered with hair. One of the most distinctive features of this family is the presence of tuberculated cheekteeth in two longitudinal rows (Wilson & Reeder, 2005).
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