| LC control no. | sh 85088629 |
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| LC classification | QL737.R666 |
| Topical heading | Muridae |
| Variant(s) | Cricetidae |
| See also | Mice Rodents |
| Found in | Mammal species of the world, 1993 (family Muridae, including subfamilies Cricetinae, Microtinae, and Gerbillinae; incorporates former separate family Cricetidae) Corbet, G.B. A world list of mammalian species, 1991: p. 150 (Family Muridae--mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.) p. 164 (subfamily Cricetinae, hamsters) p. 167 (subfam. Arvicolinae (Microtinae), voles and lemmings) p. 172 (subfam. Gerbillinae, gerbils and jirds) Walker mam. world: v. 2, p. 643 (family Muridae--rats, mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings, and gerbils) Phone call to M. Carleton, Smithsonian Institution, 10/29/93 (incorporation of Cricetidae in Muridae now generally accepted) |
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