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Kritimys, also known as the Cretan giant rat is an extinct genus of murid rodent that was endemic to the island of Crete during the Pleistocene. There are two known species, K. kiridus from the Early-Mid Pleistocene, and its descendant K. catreus from the Late Pleistocene. As with most island rodents, Kritimys was larger than its mainland relatives.

Kritimys

Temporal range: Early - Late Pleistocene 2.5–.012 Ma

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Genus: Kritimys

Kuss & Missone, 1968

Species
K. catreus Bate, 1912

K. kiridus Bate, 1942

Conservation Status
Extinct Status
Synonyms
  • Mus catreus
  • Rattus kiridus
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