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 : Millardini
Genus : Pithecheir

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063689

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

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/803ebbec-73a8-4dcb-85b0-7a02c9062f5a

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003347

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Pithecheirus melanurus parvus

Kloss, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

parva

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1949.430 (= FMSM 479/15)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/803ebbec-73a8-4dcb-85b0-7a02c9062f5a

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063689

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

Kloss (1916:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19063689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67566)

Pithecheir parvus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

parva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

541

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:541) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17401/115140775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pithecheir parva

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Muridae

Root name

parva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003347

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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