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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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