''Pithecheir'' is a genus 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 na ...
in the family
Muridae
The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia.
The name Muridae come ...
endemic to
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Red tree rat
The red tree rat (''Pithecheir melanurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in western Java, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...
(''Pithecheir melanurus'')
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Malayan tree rat
The Malayan tree rat (''Pithecheir parvus'') is a species of rodent 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 ...
(''Pithecheir parvus'')
References
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Rodent genera
Taxa named by René Lesson
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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