Family
Cricetidae
21 species in 16 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 2.1 years (Northern red-backed vole) to 9.5 years (White-throated woodrat).
Species
21
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
38.6%
Range 35.3–41.3%
Genera
16
Largest: Peromyscus (5)
Overview
The Cricetidae tree
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Genera of Cricetidae
16 genera, by species count- Peromyscus5 species5
- Microtus2 species2
- ClethrionomysNorthern red-backed vole1
- CricetiscusDzhungarian hamster1
- CricetulusStriped dwarf hamster1
- CricetusBlack-bellied hamster1
- DicrostonyxCollared lemming1
- EllobiusNorthern mole vole1
- LasiopodomysBrandt's vole1
- MesocricetusGolden hamster1
- MyodesBank vole1
- NeotomaWhite-throated woodrat1
- OnychomysNorthern grasshopper mouse1
- PhodopusDesert hamster1
- PodomysFlorida mouse1
- SigmodonHispid cotton rat1
Where Cricetidae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Cricetidae (21)
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Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Cricetidae
Select a column to sort| Neotoma albigula | White-throated woodrat | 9.5 yr | 16,301 bp | 39.45% |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | Deer mouse | 8.3 yr | 16,322 bp | 36.87% |
| Peromyscus leucopus | White-footed mouse | 7.9 yr | 16,326 bp | 37.54% |
| Peromyscus crinitus | Canyon mouse | 7.7 yr | 16,672 bp | 37.82% |
| Peromyscus eremicus | Cactus mouse | 7.4 yr | 15,988 bp | 37.42% |
| Podomys floridanus | Florida mouse | 7.4 yr | 16,486 bp | 35.31% |
| Ellobius talpinus | Northern mole vole | 6.4 yr | 16,367 bp | 41.33% |
| Onychomys leucogaster | Northern grasshopper mouse | 5.6 yr | 16,370 bp | 37.33% |
| Peromyscus polionotus | Oldfield mouse | 5.5 yr | 16,413 bp | 37.15% |
| Cricetulus barabensis | Striped dwarf hamster | 5.3 yr | 16,282 bp | 35.73% |
| Microtus ochrogaster | Prairie vole | 5.3 yr | 16,292 bp | 40.40% |
| Sigmodon hispidus | Hispid cotton rat | 5.2 yr | 16,394 bp | 40.55% |
| Myodes glareolus | Bank vole | 4.9 yr | 16,353 bp | 39.87% |
| Microtus arvalis | Common vole | 4.8 yr | 16,285 bp | 40.15% |
| Phodopus roborovskii | Desert hamster | 4.8 yr | 16,273 bp | 38.63% |
| Lasiopodomys brandtii | Brandt's vole | 4.1 yr | 16,557 bp | 40.46% |
| Cricetiscus sungorus | Dzhungarian hamster | 3.9 yr | 16,346 bp | 36.57% |
| Mesocricetus auratus | Golden hamster | 3.9 yr | 16,264 bp | 36.30% |
| Cricetus cricetus | Black-bellied hamster | 3.6 yr | 16,263 bp | 41.15% |
| Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Collared lemming | 3.3 yr | 16,341 bp | 40.28% |