Pithecheir Lesson 1840

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.