Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Cricetinae
Genus: Mesocricetus
Species: M. auratus - M. brandti - M. newtoni - M. raddei
Name
Mesocricetus Nehring, 1898
Type species: Cricetus nigricans Brandt, 1832 (= Cricetus raddei Nehring, 1894)
Synonyms
* Mediocricetus Nehring, 1898
* Semicricetus Nehring, 1898
References
* Mesocricetus in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Mesocricetus Nehring, 1898 Report on ITIS
Vernacular names
Hrvatski: Hrčci
Mesocricetus is a genus of Old World hamsters, including the Golden hamster or Syrian hamster, the first hamster to be introduced as a domestic pet and still the most popular species for that purpose.
Recent research has shown that, unlike almost all other land mammals studied, two species of this genus (M. auratus and M. brandti) lack the capacity for colour vision (Williams and Jacobs, 2008).
Species
* Mesocricetus auratus: Golden hamster
* Mesocricetus brandti: Turkish hamster, or Brandt's hamster
* Mesocricetus newtoni: Romanian Hamster
* Mesocricetus raddei: Ciscaucasian Hamster
References
* http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/mammalia/rodentia/cricetidae/mesocricetus/
* Williams, G. A., & Jacobs, G. H. (2008). Absence of functional short-wavelength sensitive cone pigments in hamsters (Mesocricetus). Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. doi:10.1007/s00359-008-0316-4
