Malay Peninsula Pithecheir
Pithecheir parvus Kloss, 1916
Also calledMalaya-Affenfuldratte (deu) · Pithécheir de Malaisie (fra) · małpioszczurek malajski (pol)
First described in: J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. vol.6 p.250
The Malayan tree rat (Pithecheir parvus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
It is found only in Malaysia.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Originally described as a subspecies of P. melanurus, but parvus is a distinctive species endemic to Malay Peninsula (Musser and Newcomb, 1983; Muul and Lim, 1971). Karyotype has same diploid number as Hapalomys longicaudus, but is uninformative about inferring phylogenetic relationships (Yong, et al., 1982). Spermatozoal morphology very distinctive (no apical hook), unlike that of any other Sundaic endemic (Breed and Yong, 1986), and resembling sperm of Sulawesian Lenomys and Eropeplus (Breed and Musser, 1991). Joins Maxomys inas and Niviventer cameroni in being the only recorded endemic murines on the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra (Musser, 1986; see account of Niviventer cameroni). Distribution of P. parvus has been restricted to south of the Isthmus of Kra since early Pleistocene. Isolated molars identified as this species have been recovered from early and middle Pleistocene cave sediments in peninsular Thailand south of the Isthmus (Chaimanee, 1998).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
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Type Locality: Malay Peninsula, Selangor, Bukit Kutu, near Kuala Kubu, 3,400 ft (1035 m).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Originally described as a subspecies of P. melanurus, but is a distinctive species endemic to Malay Peninsula (Musser and Newcomb, 1983; Muul and Lim, 1971). Karyotype has same diploid number as Hapalomys longicaudus, but is uninformative about inferring phylogenetic relationships (Yong, et al., 1982). Spermatozoal morphology very distinctive (no apical hook), unlike that of any other Sundaic endemic (Breed and Yong, 1986), and resembles sperm of Sulawesian Lenomys and Eropeplus (Breed and Musser, 1991).
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Malay Peninsula, Selangor, Bukit Kutu, near Kuala Kubu, 3,400 ft.
Order Rodentia - Family Muridae
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219810.