Genus of rodents
Pithecheir is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species:
- Red tree rat (Pithecheir melanurus)
- Malayan tree rat (Pithecheir parvus)
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1428–1439. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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