Pithecheir parva
Kloss, 1916
Malayan Tree Rat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Muridae |
| Subfamily | : Murinae |
| Tribe | : incertae sedis |
| Genus | : Pithecheir |
Species status
Authority citation
Kloss, C.B. 1916. On two rodents new to the fauna of the Malay Peninsula, with the description of a new sub-species, Pithecheirus melanurus parvus. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 6:249-252.
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Original name as described
Pithecheirus melanurus parvus
Other common names
Malay Peninsula Pithecheir · Malayan Woolly Rat · Malay Woolly Tree Rat · Monkey-footed Rat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1949.430 (= FMSM 479/15)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
near Kuala Kubu, Bukit Kutu, Selangor, Malay Peninsula.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
Malaysia
Taxonomy notes
spelling of the specific epithet has been changes from -us to -a to match the gender of the genus
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Total: 4 names and synonyms.
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