The Malayan tree rat (''Pithecheir parvus'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Muridae.
It is found only in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
References
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Rats of Asia
Pithecheir
Endemic fauna of Malaysia
Rodents of Malaysia
Mammals described in 1916
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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