Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 29 (1985 - 1986)
Morphology of the hamster Cricetus cricetus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Poland with some remarks on the evolution ofthis species
Abstract:
Some dimensions of the skull of the modern hamster from Poland are discussed in this paper. It is the nominative subspecies C. c. cricetus (Linnaeus 1758). The morphology of the dentition, especially that of the third molars and also the ranges of variation in the dimensions of isolated teeth and their rows are dealt with. It has been demonstrated on the basis of the results obtained that the ranking of the specimen of the hamster from Vypustek by Woldřich (1880) as a subspecies [Cricetus frumentarius major sensu Woldřich 1880) was not justified and neither was the use of this denomination on specific level for the tooth specimens of a huge hamster from Petersbuch 1 by Fahlbusch, 1976 (Cricetus major sensu Fahlbusch 1976).
