Cricetulus Milne-Edwards 1867

Cricetulus Milne-Edwards 1867, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris), 7: 376.

Type Species: Cricetulus griseus Milne-Edwards 1867

Synonyms: Allocricetus Schaub 1930; Cricetinus Zdansky 1928; Moldavimus Samson and Radulesco 1973; Urocricetus Satunin 1903 .

Species and subspecies: 6 species:

Species Cricetulus alticola Thomas 1917

Species Cricetulus barabensis (Pallas 1773)

Species Cricetulus kamensis Satunin 1903

Species Cricetulus longicaudatus Milne-Edwards 1867

Species Cricetulus migratorius (Pallas 1773)

Species Cricetulus sokolovi Orlov and Malygin 1988

Discussion: See comments under subfamily. Genus documented from the late Miocene of Europe and early Pliocene of Asia (McKenna and Bell, 1997).